Neilson's South Facade of Poplar Forest
Description: Garden elevation
Date: 1820?
Medium: India ink and watercolor
Support: Hand-ruled graph paper
Dimensions:
Condition: Preserved by Barrow process; fillin in corners; ink spots, water damage at left. Some foxing and evidence of adhesive.
Author: John Neilson
Owner: ViU
Classification:
N-351
, K Pl. 15
Publication History:
- Author: Kimball
- Title: Thomas Jefferson Architect
- Date: 1916
- Note:
- Author: Nichols
- Title: Jefferson's Architectural Drawings
- Date: 1984
- Note:
- 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: S. Allen Chambers, Jr.
- Title: Poplar Forest and Thomas Jefferson
- Date: 1993
- Note:
Commentary:
Drawing
- Description: South Facade, Poplar Forest
- Location: Entire page
- Features:
- Roof, hipped
- Chimneys, two
- Temple front
- Arcade, Doric
- Columns, Doric, Attic base
- Roof parapet and balustrade
- Fenestration, triple hung, six over six
- Fenestration, double hung, six over six
- Skylight, parapet
- Doors, paneled
- Stair pavilions, lateral with gable roofs, two story
Text:
- Description: Plate number
- Location: Upper right hand corner
- Author: Unknown
- Transcription: