View of the Parterre from the Portico of the House; from a portfolio of engravings of the gardens at Stowe at Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

People:

Jacques Rigaud (draughtsman)
Jacques Rigaud (engraver (printmaker))
Bernard Baron (engraver (printmaker))
Charles Bridgeman (landscape architect)
Viscount Richard Temple Cobham (client)
Charles Bridgeman (client)

Title:

View of the Parterre from the Portico of the House; from a portfolio of engravings of the gardens at Stowe at Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Date:

1739

Description:

- A view, reversing Plate 14, of the formal parterre on the south side of the house as seen from the top of the steps on that side of the house.
- The marbled and leather-edged portfolio in which the prints were acquired is stored separately in a solander box (size IV).

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

record drawings
topographical view

Technique and media:

Engraving

Dimensions:

plate mark: 36.3 x 50.7 cm sheet: 39.5 x 58.6 cm

Reference number:

DR1982:0096:016

Drawing Type:

rendering

Method of Projection:

perspective drawing

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

Formerly bound with fifteen engraved views between marbled paper board covers.

Inscription:

imprinted - l.l.: "Published by S. Bridgeman May 12. 1739."; l.r.: "Rigaud & Baron del. & Sculp. / 16"; b.l.: "View of the Perterre [sic] from the Portico of the House."; b.r.: "Veüe du Parterre prise sur le Perron du Chateau."

Subject:

architecture
landscape architecture
topographic

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

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