Design for a ceiling
probably George Richardson (Edinburgh c. 1738 - London 1813)
Category
Architecture / Drawings
Date
circa 1774
Materials
Ink and colour wash on paper
Measurements
478 x 618 mm
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 109142
Summary
Unsigned design for a ceiling (for the Marble Hall?) Above drawing: "Part of the Ceiling at the Angle with the Cove", "extended upon a straight line" (Christie's description). Some colouring; pencil sketches on the edges of the drawing. Probably by George Richardson.
Provenance
Unsigned and undated, possibly by George Richardson for Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale. By descent to Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale. Acquired by gift as part of the transfer of Kedleston Hall to the National Trust in 1987.
Marks and inscriptions
Recto: Annotated: "Part of the Ceiling at the Angle with the Cove"
Makers and roles
probably George Richardson (Edinburgh c. 1738 - London 1813), architect