Ceiling for the Music Room
George Richardson (Edinburgh c. 1738 - London 1813)
Category
Architecture / Drawings
Date
1785
Materials
Ink and grey wash on paper
Measurements
528 x 728 mm
Order this imageCollection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 109149
Summary
Design of a ceiling for the Music Room with central medallion with display of musical instruments. With scale of feet and measurements to the sides. In ink above drawing: "Ceiling for the Music Room." Signed and dated: "G Richardson Archt 1785". Watermark: Strasbourg lily ; countermark: J Whatman.
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 above drawing: "Ceiling for the Music Room" Recto lower left corner: Signed and dated: "G Richardson Archt 1785"
Makers and roles
George Richardson (Edinburgh c. 1738 - London 1813), architect