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Two volumes of architectural drawings by Vanburgh, Pearce, Hawksmoor etc. (© V&A Picture Library)
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Two volumes of architectural drawings by Vanburgh, Pearce, Hawksmoor etc. (© V&A Picture Library) Two volumes of architectural drawings by Vanburgh, Pearce, Hawksmoor etc. (© V&A Picture Library) Two volumes of architectural drawings by Vanburgh, Pearce, Hawksmoor etc. (© V&A Picture Library) Two volumes of architectural drawings by Vanburgh, Pearce, Hawksmoor etc. (© V&A Picture Library)
Two volumes of architectural drawings by Vanburgh, Pearce, Hawksmoor etc. (© V&A Picture Library)

Two volumes of architectural drawings by Vanburgh, Pearce, Hawksmoor etc.

Artist: Various

Location: Victoria and Albert Museum

Date: 1712 - 1733

Materials: ink & graphite

Grant:

Amount Paid: £30,000 (Total: £306,000; tax remission)

Vendor: William Proby (through Christie's)

Review number: 3804 (1992)

Provenance:
Proby family, Elton Hall.

Description:
The Elton Group consists of 259 drawings and a manuscript text. The larger volume contains 254 drawings by Vanburgh, Sir Edward Lovett Pearce, Nicholas Hawksmoor, etc. Drawings by Vanburgh include Eastbury Park (1718), and Grimsthorpe Castle (1722).

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