Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813, British
Title:
Design for the Staircase at Stratford Place
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, yellow and gray washes; (verso) graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 x 23 1/8 inches (41.9 x 58.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center: "Section of the Grand Staircase of the Rt Hon.ble Earl Poulette, House in Stratford Place"; in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Blank", "Drawing Room", "Eating Room", "Hall"; in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Back stairs", "back st.s", "Water | Closet"; in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Bow Room"; in pen and brown ink, lower right: "North West | Room"; in pen and brown ink, lower right: "N.W. | Parlor"; in pen and brown ink, center: "[?upper]"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "AD 590"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.427
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | urn | water closets | stairs | staircase | roundels | drawing room | parlor | dome | columns (architectural elements) | halls | festoons | crest | Neoclassical | marble | molding
Associated Places:
United Kingdom | England | Europe | Mayfair | London
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12015