Attributed to John Carter, 1748–1817, BritishFormerly unknown artist
Title:
Plan of the Basement Story under the House of Lords
Date:
between 1800 and 1807
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 6 5/16 inches (20 × 16 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper left: "Princes chamber"; in graphite, upper left: "South"; in pen and black ink, upper right: "Painted Cham[ber]"; in graphite, upper left: "Door" (twice); in pen and black ink, right: "Plan of Base | ment story under | House of Lords"; in graphite, left: "East"; in graphite, right: "West"; in graphite, lower right: "no groin | over | flat ceil[ing]"; in graphite, lower center: "North": in graphite, left: "Door"; and in graphite and pen and black ink, rooms labeled with letters "A" to "F"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.22546
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
survey | architectural subject | plan (formal concept) | basement
Associated Places:
United Kingdom | Palace of Westminster | City of Westminster | England | London | House of Lords