Design for a Room in the Etruscan or Pompeian style (Elevation)
1833
Medium
Pen and black ink, watercolor with touches of gold ink
Dimensions
sheet: 9 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (24.1 x 31.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Accession Number
62.635.216
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of 19th-century interior design with C. G. Hawkhurst's *Design for a Room in Etruscan or Pompe style (Elevation)*, in 1833. This delicate elevation drawing presents a side view of a grand room adorned with motifs drawn from ancient Etruscan Pompeian art—think intricate frescoes, classical columns, and mythological scenes revived from the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Hawkhurst, a skilled and designer of the era, captures the Regency taste for neoclassical grandeur, blending archaeological accuracy with fanciful elegance for wealthy British patrons. Rendered in ...
About the Artist
C. G. Hawkhurst · 1800–1900
C. G. Hawkhurst was a British designer active during the 1830s, a period when neoclassical revivals flourished in British architecture and interior decoration. Little is known about his early life or training, as historical records on the artist remain sparse, with no documented teachers, art schools, or family connections emerging from available sources. His sole surviving work in major collectio...