William ChambersEscócia, 1723–1796Drawing
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The concept for this gateway is close to that shown in museum number 3379 but the decoration is more elaborate. The level of finish and presentation suggests that this drawing was made for exhibition. It can perhaps be identified with the 'garden gate' exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1771. It is related both in design and presentation to a drawing for a gate at Sherborne Castle of about 1758.
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Chambers was born in Sweden and died in London. He travelled widely, visiting China, and studied architecture at the Ecole des Arts, Paris, from 1749 and in Italy from 1750 to 1755. Many of his drawings from this period are contained in his important 'Franco-Italian' album, held in the V&A. Chambers moved to London in 1755 and published his influential Treatise on Civil Architecture in 1759. Chambers demonstrated the breadth of his style in buildings such as Gower (later Carrington) House and Melbourne House, London, in such country houses as Duddingston, Scotland, and in the garden architecture he designed for Wilton House, Wiltshire, and at Kew Gardens. He became head of government building in 1782, and in this capacity built Somerset House, London.
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