Design for the ceiling of the Marble Hall
George Richardson (Edinburgh c. 1738 - London 1813)
Category
Architecture / Drawings
Date
1774
Materials
Ink and colour wash on paper
Measurements
485 x 648 mm
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 109143
Summary
Drawing of "Outlines of part of the Flat Ceiling and cove of the Hall, with the Ornaments in the Soffits over Columns" (Christie's description). Some colouring; scale in feet. Signed and dated "George Richardson, 1774". Watermark: "D&C Blauw"; countermark: IV.
Provenance
Created 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: "Outlines of part of the Flat Ceiling & Cove of the Hall, with the Ornaments in the Soffites over Columns &c" Recto, left bottom corner: Signed and dated: "George Richardson 1774"
Makers and roles
George Richardson (Edinburgh c. 1738 - London 1813), architect