Design for the Cast Iron Gate of Castle ‘s-Gravenwezel (Belgium)

Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt the Younger

1742 or after · Pen and black ink with gray wash · Drawings and Prints

Design for one of the entrance gates to the Medieval castle of ‘s-Gravenwezel by the sculptor/architect Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt the Younger. Depicted on the sheet are a frontal view of the gate, and its floorplan which detail its construction made up out of two stone pillars crowned by vases and cast-iron fence-work, all decorated with rocaille ornaments. Below the floorplan, a scale has been added accompanied by the inscription ‘Schaele van 21 voeten Antwerpsche Maete’ (Scale of 21 feet [in] Antwerp measurements).

Artist

Jan Pieter van Baurscheidt the Younger

Date

1742 or after

Medium

Pen and black ink with gray wash

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 2016