Pen and black ink, gray wash, and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 1/2 × 25 7/16 inches (44.5 × 64.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen, with black ink, upper left: "A PLAN of the Intended Alterations | Immediately about the House at | NORWICH | the Seat of | Sr John Rushout Bart. | by Wm. Emes | 1778."; inscribed in pen with black ink, center left: "Waterfall | Sunk fence and water course | The Keepers Lodge"; inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower left: "Part of the Sheep Pasture &c."; inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower center: "The Sunk Fence that divides the Park from the Sheep Pasture &c."; inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower right: "The Kitchen Garden | with Hot House &c. | Border to the Garden | The Walk thro' the Meadow to the Grove."; inscribed in pen, with brown ink, verso, center left: "R. Northwick"; inscribed in pen, with brown ink, verso, center right:"Sketch for Improvement of | Northwick -Park- | By W-Emes- | 1778"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.350
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Country Houses in Great Britain - Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-10-10 - 1980-01-29)
Publications:
Country houses in Great Britain., Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1979, pp. 76-77, no. 64, N6764 Y34 1979 (YCBA)