Studio of Sir Jeffry Wyatville, 1766–1840, British
Title:
A Seat of the Earl of Bridgewater in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire
Date:
1814
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 19 1/8 inches (32.1 × 48.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper center: "North Elevation and Plan of the Principal Story of Ashridge, a Seat of the Earl of Bridgewater, in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.-", in pen and black ink, lower right: "Copied from a Print in the prossession of the Earl of Bridgewater"; in pen and black ink, plan labeled with room names and measurements, "Drawing room", "Anti Room", "Dining Room", "Conservatory", "Chapel", "Dairy", "Scullery", "Brewhouse", "Drying Ground", "Court", "Pantry", "Scullery", "Kitchen", "Larder", "Game", "Court", "Butler's Pantry", ""Buffetiere", "Plate", "Grand Staircase", "Library", "Drawing Room", "State Bedroom", "Dressing Room", "Lord Bridgers [?] dressing room", "Still room", "Housekeeper", "China", "Steward", Office", "Evidence Room", "Office", "Waiting room", "Store Room", "Bakerhouse", "washouse", "laundry"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection