[Seven sketches of bridges].

Description

Title: [Seven sketches of bridges].
Creator: Chute, John, 1701-1776, artist
Published / Created: [between 1753 and 1776]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: One sheet with sketches on front and back, mostly in ink, of bridges from a variety of angles
Description: John Chute (1701-1776), English architect and connoisseur of the arts and literature, member of Horace Walpole's 'committee of taste.'
Originally laid in: Slight architectural sketches by John Chute, Box 1.
Provenance: Strawberry Hill Sale (1842), vii.25 to H.G. Bohn; offered in Bohn's Catalogue for 1847, pages 223; Lady Waldegrave from W.V. Harcourt 6 July 1887. Purchased by W.S. Lewis 1948 from Lord Waldegrave.
Extent: approximately 7 drawings on 1 sheet : sheet 23 x 38 cm
Language: English

Genre: Graphite drawings British 18th century
Ink drawings British 18th century
Material: pen and pencil ; and 9 x 14.75 in.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Bridges
Subjects: Bridges
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

Access: Public
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Citation: John Chute, Seven Sketches of Bridges. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.