West elevation of the conservatory at Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire
Henry Edward Kendall (York 1776 - Westminster 1875)
Category
Architecture / Drawings
Date
circa 1850
Materials
Pen, ink and watercolour
Measurements
510 x 831 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 205760
Summary
Thomas Allom (Lambeth 1804 - Barnes 1872) and Henry Edward Kendall (York 1776 - Westminster 1875). West elevation of the conservatory at Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, c.1850, pen, ink and watercolour (510 x 831mm)
Full description
Sizeable trees are shown standing within the walled potting ground to the west of the library wing, which, while attractive ingredients of the perspectivist's art, in reality could never have been allowed to grow to such a scale so close to the house. The side wall to this area also has an elaborate gate in it. The drawing is similarly a hybrid of elevation and perspective. Catalogue entry adapted from David Adshead, Wimpole Architectural drawings and topographical views, The National Trust, 2007
Provenance
Charles Philip Yorke, 4th Earl of Hardwicke (1799-1873); bequeathed by Elsie Kipling, Mrs George Bambridge (1896 – 1976), daughter of Rudyard Kipling, to the National Trust together with Wimpole Hall, all its contents and an estate of 3000 acres.
Makers and roles
Henry Edward Kendall (York 1776 - Westminster 1875), architect Thomas Allom (Lambeth 1804 - Barnes 1872), architect Thomas Allom (Lambeth 1804 - Barnes 1872), artist Henry Edward Kendall (York 1776 - Westminster 1875), artist
References
Adshead 2007: David Adshead, Wimpole Architectural drawings and topographical views, The National Trust, 2007, p.252, no. 252 Brooks 1998: Diana Brooks, Thomas Allom (1804-1872) RIBA Heinz Gallery, London, 1998 Jackson-Stops 1992 Gervase Jackson-Stops, 'An English Arcadia: Designs for Gardens and Garden Buildings in the care of the National Trust 1600-1990', exh.cat. (1992), pp.126 - 30, fig. 98