Sir William Chambers RA, Design, almost as executed, for the Temple of Diana, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: detail elevation of urn, c.1791.
Pen with black and brown ink and coloured washes within ruled and wash border. 624 mm x 405 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Sir William Chambers RA (December 1722 - 1796)
RA Collection: Art
624 mm x 405 mm
Sir William Chambers RA
Design, almost as executed, for the Temple of Diana, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: elevation, c.1791
Pen with black and brown ink and coloured washes within ruled and wash border
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