The General Proportion of the Ionick [Ionic] Order, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I
![The General Proportion of the Ionick [Ionic] Order, in Chippendale Drawings, Vol. I by Thomas Chippendale](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/the-general-proportion-of-the-ionick-ionic-order-390479.webp)
Medium
Black ink and gray wash
Dimensions
sheet: 13 7/8 x 8 13/16 in. (35.2 x 22.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1920
Accession Number
20.40.1(3)
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About this artwork
This preparatory drawing illustrates the general proportions of the Ionic Order of classical architecture, created by Thomas Chippendale in 1753 for inclusion in his revolutionary publication "The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director." The drawing measures approximately fourteen by nine inches and presents the Ionic column with its characteristic volutes (spiral scroll capitals) according to established classical proportions. The image was published in reverse as Plate III in the first edition...
About the Artist
Thomas Chippendale · 1718–1779
Thomas Chippendale, baptized on June 5, 1718, in Otley, Yorkshire, was born into a family steeped in woodworking traditions, the only child of joiner John Chippendale and Mary Drake. His father likely provided his initial hands-on training in cabinetmaking, supplemented by time in the workshop of York joiner Richard Wood, before Chippendale relocated to London around 1749. He married Catherine Red...