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Sir William Chambers

55 works

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Ink and wash architectural drawing of a mezzanine window in a classical entablature, with dentil cornice and moldings.

Mezzanine Window, Palazzo Madama

ca. 1750-55

Ink and wash drawing of three ornamental stucco frames with scrolls, rosettes and moldings around blank centers.

Design for Three Stucco Frames

ca. 1750-55

Design for a Chimneypiece, Incorporating a Portrait of George III

1760-69

Watercolor elevation of a large classical building's river front with central portico, arcaded base, and water below.

Elevation of the South, or River Front of the New Building at Somerset Place

mid-18th-late 18th century

Architectural drawing of two fireplace designs with caryatid figures, urn, and side profiles on a pale sheet.

Designs for Two Chimney-pieces in Lord Viscount Charlemont's Casino at Marino, Dublin

ca. 1758-59

Architectural drawing of a chimney-piece with a pediment, bust, garland swags, and side elevation, in grey wash.

Design for a Chimney-piece, for Thomas Hollis of Lincoln's Inn, London

after 1754

Pen and grey wash design drawing of a classical chimneypiece with an urn, candelabra, garland and medallion relief.

Design for a Chimneypiece in the Eating-room, Danson Park, Kent

ca. 1773

Grey wash design drawing of a classical chimneypiece with ram's heads and a Leda and the Swan medallion.

Design for a Classical Chimneypiece with Rams Heads, and Leda and the Swan

1745-1800

Pen and grey wash design for a tall pier-glass with a palmette frieze border, a classical urn at top and a laurel wreath belo

Design for a Pier-glass, of Tall Oblong Form, the Border a Palmette Frieze, the Termination an Urn

1740-1800

Yellow-tinted pen drawing of an arched pier-glass frame with laurel crest, shell motif, swags, and scrolled base.

Design for a Pier-glass with Arched Head and Palmette Terminations

1743-96

Watercolor design for a gilded wall girandole with a round mirror, two candle arms, swags and an urn finial.

Design for a Girandole with a Circular and Oval Glass

1745-1800

Watercolor design for a gilded oblong pier-glass frame with a central urn and scrolling ornament above.

Design for a Pier-glass of Oblong Form, the Cresting a Scroll and Urn

1743-1800

Drawing of an ornate chimney piece with acanthus scrolls, a central female figure with putti, and fluted Corinthian pilasters

Chimney Piece

1743-96

Pencil drawing of a symmetrical cross-shaped ornament with four oval cartouches, scrolls, foliage and a central rosette.

Ornament in the Shape of a Cross

1743-96

Grey wash drawing of an ornate architectural frame with scrolling foliage and molded borders on an irregular sheet.

Design for a Frame

1743-1800

Pen and wash design drawing of a neoclassical chimneypiece with rosette corner ornaments and a labeled hearth below.

Design for a Chimneypiece

1740-96

Ink and wash elevation design for a chimneypiece with fluted columns, a carved bust, and handwritten dimension notes.

Design for a Chimneypiece (recto); Sketches for Column Bases (verso)

1740-1800

Pen and wash architectural drawing of a partial chimneypiece design with rosette frieze and Ionic pilaster on pale paper.

Partial Design for a Chimneypiece

1740-1800

Architectural elevation drawing of a chimneypiece with scrolled brackets, carved frieze, and dimension notes.

Design for a Chimneypiece for Somerset House, Strand, London

ca. 1776-86

Pen and grey wash design drawing of a fireplace chimneypiece with scroll frieze, acanthus brackets, and dimension notes.

Design for a Chimneypiece

1743-1800

Architectural elevation of a fireplace with swag and rosette decoration set within paneled walls and a dentil cornice.

Design for a Chimneypiece in the Garden Hall, Manresa House, Roehampton, Surrey

ca. 1760

Pencil and wash architectural elevation of a chimney-piece with cornice, pilasters and dimension notes on aged paper.

Drawings for a Chimney-piece for 25 Harley Street, Westminster, London

1740-96

Ink and wash architectural elevation of a classical chimney-piece with columns, a relief medallion, and a side view.

Designs for a Chimney-piece for Richard Barwell's Drawing Room at Esher, Surrey

ca. 1760s