Sectional elevation for a garden pavilion

People:

Unknown, France, 18th century (draughtsman)

Title:

Sectional elevation for a garden pavilion

Date:

second half of the 18th century

Description:

- A sectional elevation of a small, one-room garden pavilion with a dome and shallow portico. The two columns of the portico support an arch and a coffered barrel vault. On the interior the facing wall is decorated with ornate pilasters and panels set on either side of a central niche housing a sculpted figure (Mars or Minerva) above a couch, or seat. The inside of the dome is richly decorated with coffers that rise spirally to a glazed occulus. The basic architectural forms are drawn mechanically and the details are added freehand.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

design drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and brown ink with grey wash over graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 21.7 x 21.0 cm

Reference number:

DR1981:0110

Drawing Type:

mechanical drawing (tool-aided drawing)
freehand drawing

Method of Projection:

orthographic drawing (object)
section
sectional elevation

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

The sheet is cut to a border drawn in pen and brown ink.

Inscription:

inscribed - by the draughtsman ?, in pen and brown ink, l.r.: "Coupe du Cafeose [transliteration of coffeehouse?] / No.1" inscribed - by a modern hand, in graphite, verso, l.r.: "123"

Subject:

architecture
landscape architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

garden house
coffeehouse
pavilion
garden structure
eyecatcher

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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