Perspective View of the Entrance Front of the Kings House, Richmond, Surrey
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 5/16 x 11 13/16 in. (18.5 x 30 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
25.62.66v(b)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate architectural drawing, titled *Perspective of the Entrance Front of Kings House, Richmond, Surrey*, captures the grandeur of a historic English estate after 1727. Created Augustus Heckel in collaboration with Henry Herbert,9th Earl of Pemb—a nobleman known for his architectural interests—the work offers a precise perspective rendering of building's entrance, complete with ornate doorways framed by trees. It reflects the early 18th-century fascination with classical symmetry and estate design, serving as both a visual record and possible design study for the Kings House, a notable...
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