Design for the Ceiling of the Supper Room at Curraghmore, County Waterford, Ireland
ca. 1786–87
Medium
Pen and ink, graphite
Dimensions
sheet: 20 1/4 x 14 3/16 in. (51.5 x 36 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1958
Accession Number
58.511(6)
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 18th-century neoclassical with James Wyatt's *Design for the Ceiling the Supper Room at Currmore, County Waterford Ireland* (ca. 1786–87). Wyatt, a leading English architect celebrated for his grand country houses and Gothic Revival works, crafted this intricate preparatory drawing for the opulent Supper Room ceiling at Curraghmore, the historic seat of the Marquesses Waterford. This Anglo-Irish estate, with roots dating back to the 12th century, exemplifies the lavish interiors of Georgian aristocracy, where architecture blended classical symmetry with ornate de...