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After Colen Campbell

Sold for £550 at Sworders on Jun 17, 2025.

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After Colen Campbell 'Vitruvius Britannicus' - a set of four architectural engravings, comprising: 'The West Prospect of St. Paul's Church...', 1715 inscribed l.l. 'Ca Campbell Delin' plate 38 x 25cm; Campbell's 'New Design for a Church in Lincolns In [sic] Fields...', 1715 inscribed l.l. 'Ca Campbell Inv. et Delin', plate 38 x 25cm; 'The Front to the Court of Castle Howard...' inscribed l.l. 'Ca Campbell Delin' plate 25 x 50cm; 'The Elevation of Castle Howard towards the Gardens...' inscribed l.l. 'Ca Campbell Delin' plate 25 x 65cm, all framed and glazed with marbled paper mounts (4) Provenance: A private collection, Upper East Side, New York, and a London apartment. Condition Report: West Prospect St. Paul's - Frame size 62 x 49cm. Church, Lincoln's Inn Fields - Frame size 62 x 49. Front Castle Howard - Frame size 48.5 x 77cm. Small tear to area of the dome. Centre and auxiliary folds from when it was bound. Elevation Castle Howard - Frame size 48 x 89cm. Sheet appears to have been cut with later alterations. Slight cockling to right hand side. Centre and auxiliary folds from when it was bound.

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