Leaf from Aedes Walpolinae mounted with (a): Elevation of Back Facade of the Kings House, Richmond, Surrey and (b): Perspective View of the Entrance Front of the Kings House, Richmond, Surrey
Medium
(a and b): pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Dimensions
Sheet: 28 13/16 × 20 5/8 in. (73.2 × 52.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Accession Number
25.62.66v(a,b)
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Art Historical Context
This elegant sheet from the Metropolitan Museum’s collection features two architectural views of the King’s House in Richmond, Surrey, rendered in precise pen and black ink with delicate gray washes. Created after 1727 by draftsman Augustus Heckel in collaboration with Henry Herbert, the 9th Earl of Pembroke, the drawings present both an elevation of the rear façade and a perspective of the entrance front. The medium allows subtle modeling of light and shadow, giving the designs a convincing sense of depth and volume typical of early Georgian architectural presentation drawings. The King’s Ho...
About the Artist
Augustus Heckel|Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke (German|British) · 1690 |1689 –1770 |1751
German (active Britain), Augsburg 1690–1770 Richmond|British, ca. 1689/93–1751