James Wyatt, 1746–1813, British, Cobham Hall, Kent: Plan of Tower Staircase, ca. 1790
- Title:
- Cobham Hall, Kent: Plan of Tower Staircase
- Additional Title(s):
- Cobham Hall, Kent: Plan of the Observatory at the top of the Octagon Tower Staircase
- Date:
- ca. 1790
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite, pen and black and brown ink, yellow wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 3/16 x 17 1/2 inches (31 x 44.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper right: "G | Octagon Tower | Cobham Hall | Plan of the Observatory"; in pen and black ink, center, labeling the stairs, "100 | 99"; inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, top left, "Plan of the Observatory at | the top of Tower Staircase" "G | No7"; in another hand, in graphite, top right, "(74/8/14/14) (90) | (IR93)"
watermark, center
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.885
- Classification:
- Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | observatories | octagons | octagons | plan (formal concept) | stairs | stairs | tower (building division)
- Associated Places:
- Cobham | Cobham Hall | England | Kent | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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