Louis Laguerre, 1663–1721, French, active in Britain (from ca. 1684)
Title:
Design for a Decoration at Chatsworth
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches (38.7 x 28.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite on mount, lower center: "Original sketch of Legarde | for Chatsworth Castle Derbyshire"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.367
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | decorative painter
Associated Places:
Derbyshire
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Drawing in England from Hilliard to Hogarth (Yale Center for British Art, 1987-09-19 - 1987-11-08)Drawing in England from Hilliard to Hogarth (British Museum, 1987-06-18 - 1987-08-31)