Perspective view of Attingham House
George Steuart (c.1730 - 1806)
Category
Architecture / Drawings
Date
1788
Materials
Pencil, ink and watercolour on paper
Measurements
320 x 500 mm
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 607924
Summary
Elevation plan. Pencil, ink and watercolour drawing by George Steuart of 1788. Detailed drawing of the front elevation of Attingham Hall, viewed at an angle from the south-west. Drawn in pencil and ink, highlighted in grey washes. Card mount, glazed in giltwood frame, dentil border. Steuart, a Scotsman, had started work in London as a decorator but by 1770 had turned to architecture and was designing a town house for the Duke of Atholl - to the chagrin of Robert Adam. In 1779 he drew up designs for a house at Onslow, near Shrewsbury, for Noel Hill, 1st Lord Berwick's cousin, Rowland Wingfield. During 1783 Steuart was also working on Noel Hill's London house in Portman Square.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Perspective view of Attingham House Approached from the Lodge...to introducing the Landscapes G Steuart 1788.
Makers and roles
George Steuart (c.1730 - 1806), artist