Plan of the Chamber floor, Combe Bank

1728

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Plan of the Chamber floor, Combe Bank is a 1728 by Roger Morris, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Roger Morris
When & what style?: 1728 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This is a black-and-white floor plan of a building. You can see rooms of different shapes, staircases, and doorways connecting them. Some rooms have small windows drawn in, and there’s a scale at the bottom to show size. The drawing looks like it was made by hand, with faint pencil lines marking walls and measurements. It’s a simple way to show how spaces fit together. If you like this kind of precise drawing, check out cross-hatching.

The story of this work

Overview

The drawing is an architectural plan of the Chamber floor at Combe Bank, executed at a scale of one inch to ten feet. It shows the layout of the floor, including two towers and the arrangement of rooms between them. This plan differs from an earlier version published in Vitruvius Britannicus, which depicts a large drawing room occupying the space between the towers only at ground level.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Roger Morris

Roger Morris drew floor plans and wall elevations for grand 18th-century homes. His ink-on-paper designs show rooms like the Combe Bank Parlour ceiling or the north-side additions, all from the 1720s. These are…

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