© V&A Picture Library
© V&A Picture Library
© V&A Picture Library
© V&A Picture Library
© V&A Picture Library
© V&A Picture Library
Two volumes of architectural drawings by Vanburgh, Pearce, Hawksmoor etc
Various
- Art Funded
- 1992
- Vendor
- William Proby (through Christie's)
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).
Provenance
Proby family, Elton Hall.