Who created "End of Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk"?

End of Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk was created by Isaac Ware in 1735.

What medium is "End of Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk"?

End of Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk is Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash.

Is "End of Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk" in the public domain?

Yes, End of Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

End of Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware

1735

Medium

Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash

Dimensions

sheet: 16 1/8 x 9 13/16 in. (41 x 25 cm)

Classification

Drawings|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925

Accession Number

25.62.26r(b)

Tags

Architecture

Art Historical Context

Step into the elegant world of 18th-century architecture with Isaac Ware's *End of Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk* (1735). This precise drawing captures a segment of the grand staircase in Houghton Hall, the opulent Palladian mansion in built for Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first Prime Minister. Completed during the Georgian era's Palladian revival—inspired by classical Italian architect Andrea Palladio—the hall symbolized aristocratic power and refined taste, blending symmetry, proportion, and ornate detailing. Rendered in pen and black ink with brush and gray wash on a modest sheet (16...

End of Staircase, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

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