Plans and Elevations of Several Country Houses, the First even with a Chinese Roof; another country house with a small grotto, four pavillons, a large isolated staircase and two beautiful staircases within.
Frontal view and ground plan of a design for a house in the country with a square floor plan and an oval grotto in the middle. The corners of the building are characterized by pavilllons which tower over the rest of the building as does the cupola over the grotto. The various rooms in the building have been numbered in the floor plan and an explanation is given on the lower left and right.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plans and Elevations of Several Country Houses, the First even with a Chinese Roof; another country house with a small grotto, four pavillons, a large isolated staircase and two beautiful staircases within.
- Artist: Bernhardt Christoph Anckerman (German, 1701–1754 (active))
- Printmaker: Johann August Corvinus (German, Leipzig 1683–1738 Augsburg)
- Publisher: Martin Engelbrecht (German, Augsburg 1684–1756 Augsburg)
- Date: ca. 1730–40
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: plate: 11 15/16 x 8 in. (30.4 x 20.3 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Museum Accession
- Object Number: x.13(3)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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