- Title:
- Headfort House, Ireland: Elevation of the Eating Parlor
- Additional Title(s):
- Design for finishing the Chimney side of the Eating Parlor. For The Right Hon.ble The Earl of Bective.
- Date:
- 1775
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite, pen and black ink and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 17 7/8 x 24 1/2 inches (45.4 x 62.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center: "Design for finishing the Chimney side of the Eating Parlor. For The Right Hon.ble The Earl of Bective."; in pen and brown ink, lower center, bar scale labeled: "5", "10", "20", "30", "40 feet"; inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, upper right : "Chimney side of my Parlor"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.2.791
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | chimney pieces | dining rooms | doors | frames (furnishings) | mantlepieces | Neoclassical | paintings | sphinx
- Associated Places:
- Headfort House | Ireland | Kells
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12199
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