Burlington Architectus. Chiswick House, front elevation and floorplan.

by Lord Burlington, Richard Boyle

Chiswick House classical architecture of 'the Architect Earl' Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork (1694-1753).

Original rare copperplate engraving by French engraver Antoine Herisset (c1685-1769), after the design by Lord Burlington, published in London in 1727 for The Designs of Inigo Jones, Consisting of Plans and Elevations for Publick and Private Buildings. Publifh'd by William Kent, With some Additional Designs.

llustrating neo-classical architectural designs of great British architects, the majority of engravings for this superb publication illustrate the work of Inigo Jones (1573-1652), who is considered to be the 'father of classical English architecture'. The first to introduce classical Italian Renaissance architecture to Gothic Britain, Jones believed strict mathematical proportion should control plan, elevation and all structure.

The 3rd Earl Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork (1694-1753), Richard Boyle, 'the Architect Earl' was the next generation architect to be instrumental in the revival of Palladian architecture in Great Britain and Ireland during the 18th century. His most famous architectural design, and the only surviving neo-classical architectural structure in London, is this grand building, Chiswick House.

Page size is 35 x 50cm (13.3/4 x 19.3/4 inches). Size to plate mark is 25 x 38cm (9.5/8 x 15 inches).