Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Gandon, 1742–1823, British
Title:
Elevation for the West Front of Parliament House, Dublin
Date:
ca. 1787
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 15 1/16 inches (25.1 x 38.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Watermark: J Whatman; collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5667
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
niches | architectural subject | elevation (drawing) | relief | parliament | columns
Associated Places:
Dublin | Ireland
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Ireland - Art on a World Stage 1690-1840 (The Art Institute of Chicago, 2015-03-17 - 2015-06-07)

The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)

British Architectural Drawings (Yale Center for British Art) (Yale Center for British Art, 1982-04-21 - 1982-05-30)
Publications:
William Laffan, Ireland : crossroads of art and design, 1690-1840, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2015, p. 228, no. 45, no. 45, N6787 .I74 2015 OVERSIZE (YCBA)

Scott Wilcox, Line of beauty : British drawings and watercolors of the eighteenth century, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2001, p. 150, no. 128, NC228 W53 2001 (YCBA)

Eric R. Wolterstorff, British architectural drawings, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Conn., 1982, pp. 11-12, no. 12, V 0251 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9918