Sketch
Samuel Wyatt (1737 - London 1807)
Category
Architecture / Drawings
Date
1783
Materials
Ink, Paper
Place of origin
England
Collection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1302701.15
Summary
One of a set of architectural drawings for Tatton, this part of a set of sixteen designs for alterations and additions to the old house. This one of a pair of sketches depicting alternative designs for refacing the South front of the house, for William Egerton 1783. This depicts an elevation of a giant order portico of paired Ionic columns between two projecting wings. Executed in pen, wash and green wash, within single thick ruled border, paper laid down on card; by Samuel Wyatt (1737-1807).
Marks and inscriptions
Sketch for the South Front of Tatton 1783 (inscription)
Makers and roles
Samuel Wyatt (1737 - London 1807), architect