Sketches of sundry Buildings already Executed and Original Designs on Various Subjects
Thomas Hardwick, 1773–c. 1800
The designer was one of the relatively few professional English architects who studied in Italy. This album is a rare and possibly unique survival in its charting of an architectÂ’s developing skills as a designer over more than two decades. It shows how his style evolved under the influences of his earliest teachers, Sir William Chambers and Thomas Sandby, and his studies in Italy until he emerged as an independent architect in the 1780s. These drawings strengthen the collection of the designer's work in the archive, whilst adding greatly to the holdings of this important 19th century dynasty of architects as his son and grandson are already well represented.
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Title of artwork, date
Sketches of sundry Buildings already Executed and Original Designs on Various Subjects, 1773–c. 1800
Date supported
2012
Medium and material
Watercolour, pencil, pen & ink
Dimensions
24.5 x 37.5 x 4 cm
Grant
7000
Total cost
25000

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