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(1901)

No. IV. - Being a continuation of the designs of Sion House, a magnificent seat of the Duke of Northumberland, in the County of Middlesex; explanation of the plates


No. IV.  Being a Continuation of the Designs of Sion
House, a magnificent Seat of the Duke of Northumberland,
in the County of Middlesex.
T HIS Number is a continuation of the Designs done for his Grace the Duke
of Northumberland at Sion House.
The general plan of that house having been published in the first Number
of the former Volume, we beg leave to refer the public to that part of our
works, for a proper explanation of the following Plates.
Four of these Plates are engraved by Piranesi, and are the largest he has
ever attempted in regular architecture. This obligation, from so ingenious an
artist, we owe to that friendship we contracted with him during our long
residence at Rome, and wich he has since taken every occasion to testify in
the most handsome manner.
C E Cahier est une continuation des Dessins faits pour le Duc de
Northumberland A son ChAteau de Sion.
Le plan gdndral de cette maison ayant W     donn6 dans le premier
Cahier du  Tome prc6dant, nous prenons la libert6 de renvoyer le
public d cette partie de nos ouvrages, pour mieux expliquer les Planches
suivantes.
Quatre de ces Planches ont 6t6 gravdes par Piranesi, et sont les
plus  grandes qu'il ait jamais  exdcut6  dans l'architecture  rdgulire.
Nous devons cette obligation de la part d'un si grand artiste, A l'ami-
ti6  que  nous avons contract@e avec lui, pendant notre long sejour
A Rome, et dont il a ddpuis saisi toutes les occasions qui se sont
prdsentdes de t6moigner sa satisfaction, dans la manire la plus gra-
cieuse et la plus polie.
EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES.
PLATE         I.
Section of one Side of the Hall at Sion.
PLATE          II.
Detail of the Hall, with the Pedestals for the Figures at large.
PLATE         III.
Cieling of the Hall.
PLATE          IV.
Two Sections of the Anti-room.
PLATE
Ionic Order of the Anti-room, with the rest of the Detail
of that Room.
We   have  formerly  mentioned  this Ionic capital, as being orna-
mented  in the   most splendid  manner of which    the order is sus-
ceptible.
PLATE          VI.
Chimney-piece of the Anti-room, with the Pannel over it.
PLATE          VII.
Design of a ruinous Bridge for the Garden.
PLATE          VIII.
Designs of various Pieces of Furniture,
Which   were first invented  for particular persons, but are since
brought into general use.
EXPLICATION DES PLANCHES.
P L A N C H E I.
Coupe d'un C6t  de la Salle d'Entrde i Sion.
P L A N C H EI I.
Ditail de la Salle d'Entrde, avec les Piddestaux pour les Figures
en grand.
PLA NCHE             111.
Plafond de la Salle d'Entrde.
P L A N C H E I V.
Deux Coupes de l'Anti-chambre.
P L A N C H E V.
Ordre Ionique de I'A nti-chambre, apec le reste du Detail de ce//e
Chambre.
Nous   avons   ci-devant fait mention   de  ce chapiteau  lonique,
comme  tant orn6    de la maniere la plus riche, dont cet ordre est
susceptible.
P L A N C H E V I.
Chemini&, de l'Anti-chambre, avec le Panneau au-dessus.
P L A N C H E V II.
Projet d'un Pont ruind pour le Jardin.
PLANCH           E   VIII.
Diverses Pieces d'A meublement,
Inventdes d'abord pour quelques individus, mais qui sont dipuis
devenues d'un usage g&ndral.
VOL. I1. No. IV.
Tom. 11. Cahier IV.


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