"A complicated beauty" : a note on the Grotto at Oatlands

Author

Knox, Tim

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Georgian Group journal. 1992, 91-96, 3 plans

ISSN

0963-1070

Abstract (en)

Focuses on the grotto as built 1765-1767 to designs of architect Stephen Wright. Utilizes a 1765 architectural drawing by Wright which was recently acquired for the British Architectural Library (London), and a letter of 1766 from the Reverend Joseph Spence to "Mr. Hoare" which describes the rockwork, then in the process of construction. The grotto was considerably altered 1774-1778, and demolished in 1948.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- United Kingdom
• Wright, Stephen, d.1780
• Architecture
• Oatlands Park!!Surrey (GBR)
• Grottoes
• Great Britain
• 1700-1800
• Architectural drawing
• Royal Institute of British Architects, Sir Banister Fletcher Library||London (GBR)
• Drawing
• Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768
• Correspondence

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Architecture -- Royaume-Uni
• Wright, Stephen, m.1780
• Architecture
• Oatlands Park!!Surrey (GBR)
• Grotte
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1700-1800
• Dessin d'architecture
• Royal Institute of British Architects, Sir Banister Fletcher Library||London (GBR)
• Dessin
• Spence, Joseph, 1699-1768
• Correspondance

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19941001-00347964

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