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Study of Palladian Villa Rotonda

Description

Autograph manuscript, pen and ink. Fiske Kimball notes drawing as possibly a suggestion to Virginia governor Lord Dunmore (John Murray) for a new governor's palace in Williamsburg. (1 page)

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1772-1773
Call number
HM 9664
Creator
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from American Art Association, 1920, 1921.
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, 1915-1920.
Purchased from Maggs Bros. 1916, 1918.
Purchased from George D. Smith,
Restrictions
RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bacon, Edmund, (1785-)
Barnes, John, (1730-1826,)
Bixby, William K. (1857-1931,)
Brockenbrough, Arthur S., (1780-1832,)
Carr, Martha Jefferson, (1746-1811,)
Cocke, John Hartwell, (1780-1866,)
Eppes, Elizabeth Wayles, (1752-1810,)
Eppes, Francis, (1747-1808,)
Eppes, Francis, (1773-1823,)
Eppes, John Wayles, (1778-1804,)
Eppes, Maria, (-1817,)
Lemaire, Étienne, (1772-1836,)
Randolph, Martha Jefferson, (1768-1828,)
Randolph, Thomas M. (1849-1937,)
Taylor, Cornelia Jefferson,
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