Elevation of House for J. Gregory, Chelsea
Medium
architecture
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane
Accession Number
1948-40-107
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Elevation of House for J Gregory, Chelsea** Thomas Chawner (English, 1775–1851), 1807–10* Step into the refined world of early 19th-century English architecture Thomas Chawner's *Elevation of House for J. Gregory Chelsea*. This meticulously rendered drawing presents a frontal view—or "elevation"—of a private residence commissioned for J. Gregory in the fashionable Chelsea district of London. Created between 1807 and 1810 during the Regency era, it captures the elegance Georgian domestic design, a period when symmetry, proportion, and classical motifs defined upper-class homes amid Brita...