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Creator:
Thomas Cundy, 1790–1867
Title:
Design for Grosvenor House, London: Principal Floor Plan
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and black ink; verso: graphite on slightly textured, moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 25 1/8 × 33 inches (63.8 × 83.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "Design for Grosvenor House"; in pen and black ink, lower right: "THE PRINCIPAL STORY | 21 Feet high"; in pen and black ink, lower right: "Corresponding with the | Model No 2"; in pen and black ink, throughout, plan labeled; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "AD 602"

Watermark: J WHATMAN/ 1829

Signed and dated in pen and brown ink, lower right: "Thomas Cundy 1830"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.466a
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | design | floor plan | house
Associated Places:
England | Europe | London | United Kingdom
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:8798
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