Front Door for Whitby, William P. Chapman House, Rye, New York
ca. 1853
Medium
Watercolor and ink.
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
Accession Number
24.66.1407(101)
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined world of 19th-century American architecture Alexander Jackson Davis's *Front Door for Whitby William P. Chapman House Rye, New York*ca. 1853). This exquisite watercolor and ink drawing captures the grand entrance to Whitby, a lavish country estate in Westchester County designed for financier William P. Chapman., a pioneering architect and partner in the influential firm Town & Davis, masterminded picturesque Gothic Revival homes that romanticized rural living for America's elite. Rendered with precise ink lines and soft watercolor washes, the design highlights intricate ...
About the Artist
Alexander Jackson Davis · 1803–1892
Alexander Jackson Davis (1803–1892) was a pioneering American architect whose imaginative designs helped define the nation's picturesque country house tradition. Born in New York City on July 24, 1803, Davis received an informal education, studying drawing at the American Academy of the Fine Arts, the New-York Drawing Association, and the antique casts at the National Academy of Design. He apprent...