View of the Interior of the Grotto at Painshill
Artist/Maker
DatesMade: Made 1779 - 1780
Material / Technique
Dimensionsh x w: Mått 19,4 x 28 cm h x w: Passepartout 42 x 55 cm
Inventory numberNMH 26/1992
AcqusitionPurchase 1992
Other titlesTitel (sv): Vy av det inre av grottan i Painshill Titel (en): View of the Interior of the Grotto at Painshill Tidigare: Vy över grottan i Paynes-hill
DescriptionDescription: Fredrik Magnus Piper received tuition from the architect William Chambers for a short time in 1773–74, after which he travelled to Italy. Piper returned to England in 1778 with the specific aim of “acquiring insight into hydraulics”. The English landscape garden at Painshill near Cobham in Surrey was known for its advanced water engineering with its own pump house. The back of the drawing includes measurements relating to the grotto.
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Collection
TechniqueDrawing, Wash drawing