Neilson's drawings of Pavilion VIII



Description: Neilson's Plate 1
Date: October 1820 to March 1821
Medium: India ink, water color, pencil
Support: Hand ruled graph paper
Dimensions: 11-1/2" L x 9" W
Condition: Preserved by the Barrow method -- encased and laminated. Single tear repair prior to lamination. Pencil marks at right of elevation from after 1960. Water damage and lower left corner missing.
Author: John Neilson
Owner: ViU
Classification: N-337 , K Pl. 1 , L-08-04
Publication History:
Author: Kimball
Title: Thomas Jefferson Architect
Date: 1916
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Author: Nichols
Title: Jefferson's Architectural Drawings
Date: 1984
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Author: Cote
Title: The Architectural Workmen of Thomas Jefferson in Virginia
Date: 1986
Note: Ph.D. dissertation, Boston University
Author: Lay
Title: University of Virginia Alumni News 80
Date: October 1991
Note: "Jefferson's Master Builders" pp. 16-19
Author: Lasala
Title: Jefferson's Designs for the University of Virginia
Date: 1992
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Commentary: Jefferson's notes in his Specifications Book describes Pavilion VIII as "Latrobe's Lodge." The plan with a stair in one of the lateral alcoves recalls several of Latrobe's designs. However, Jefferson also used a similar design in his original plan for Monticello. (AEB)

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