Cobham Hall, Kent: Elevation and Section of New Entrance and Offices
Date:
1798
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and black and brown ink and yellow wash on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 7/8 x 21 inches (35.2 x 53.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper center: "North Elevation of part of the Offices | and section of the New Entrance | Earl of Darnley"; in pen and black ink, center: "The Entrance A to finish | in the same style as the | windows & recess back from | the front in the same manner"; in pen and black ink, center right: "line of lobby | floor"; in pen and black ink, lower right: "floor line"; in pen and black ink, lower center, bar scale labeled "0" to "20", 1in=4ft; inscribed on verso in pen and black ink, upper left: "North Elevation of the Offices & Section of the New passage | Early of Darnley | May 1790"; in graphite, upper center: "No 5 [?Servants] | [?Offices]"; in graphite, upper right: "(74/8/14/14) (113) | (IR 93)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection