Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Sir Robert Taylor - Part 2 Drawings in an Album in the Taylorian Institute, Oxford.



Sir Robert Taylor (1714 - 88).

Sculptor and Architect.

At Mermaid Court, Charing Cross, Westminster, London.

Drawing c. 1750/60.

Born at Woodford, Essex, Taylor followed in his father's footsteps and started working as a stonemason and sculptor, spending time as a pupil of Sir Henry Cheere. 

Early commissions, including a bust of London merchant Christopher Emmott (died 1745) today held in the church of St Bartholomew, Colne, Lancashire, and another of William Phipps (died 1748), now in the parish church of Westbury, Wiltshire.




 







































 





































Wednesday, 28 August 2019

Traité du Beau Essentiel dans les Arts - Charles Etienne Briseux - 1752





Traité du Beau Essentiel dans les Arts : 
appliqué particulièrement à l'architecture, et démontré phisiquement et par l'expérience ...

1752.

by Briseux, Charles Étienne, d. 1754; 
Wille, Johann Georg, 1715-1808; 
Marvie, Martin, 1713-1813.











































































































The Chimneypieces

Monday, 26 August 2019

Abraham Swan - A Collection of Designs in Architecture - 1757





A Collection of Designs in Architecture.

Abraham Swan.

1757.

Original engravings from the authors collection.














































































Saturday, 24 August 2019

Paine's British Palladio or The Builders General Assistant - 1786



Paine's British Palladio 
or The Builders General Assistant.

William and James Paine

 1786

The chimney pieces and other designs.

The Original in the authors collection.

For more designs by William Paine see:


The Practical Builder, 1774.



The Carpenter and Joiners Repository, 1778.



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Sir Robert Taylor - Part 2 Drawings in an Album in the Taylorian Institute, Oxford.

Sir Robert Taylor (1714 - 88). Sculptor and Architect. At Mermaid Court, Charing Cross, Westminster, London. Drawing c. 1750/60. Born at Woo...