HUGIJENOT ARTISTS DESIGNERS AND CRAYPSNEN IN GREAT ...

ROUBILIAC AS AN ARCHITECT? THE
Montagu and Nightingale monuments, which incorporate
strongly architectural features) points to an active
interest in architecture on his part. But it is unlikely that
he had undergone a formal training as an architect
before he came to England. It is more probable that his
training at Dresden under Baithazar Permoser (a former
pupil of Bernini's) and in Paris in the studio of Nicholas
Coustou was sufficient to give him an adequate
understanding of the erection of simple structures. 43 In
favour of the latter is the fact that the architectural setting
at Warkton is comparatively unsophisticated. This
The Right Hon The Countess of Cardigan * To L. £ ad £ ad
F. Roubiliac D'
To two Monuments in Memory of the Duke and
Dutchess of Montagu 1800 0 0 1800 0
To the Attorney for drawing Articles 2 18 4 2 18 4
To a Model of wood for the Chancel & Materials 22 4 0 11 2 0
To Tlmplits** at large for the Execution of D 1 15 0 1 15 0
To a Drawing for the Inside that was Executed 5 5 0 5 5 0
To D° for the outside 3 3 0 3 3 0
To a Copy of both Drawings 3 3 0 3 3 0
To a drawing of a Copula not executed 3 3 0 3 3 0
To a D° for the Iron Work and a Copy 2 2 0 2 2 0
To hiring the Slittiards 555 four times 2 2 0 2 2 0
To an additional peice of work added to the Dukes
Monument 120 0 0 30 0 0
To 99 feet of Black and white paving, Border,
within the Communion Rails, att laying at 5/6 ft 27 4 6 27 4 6
To 48 feet of Solid Marble black for the steps at the
Entrance of the Chancel and at the Altar Rails
1.4.0 ft 57 12 0 57 12 0
To 26 feet of Moulding work D at 8 6 ft 11 1 8 7 16
To 96 feet of plain work at 4 ft 19 4 0 19 4 0
To 121 feet of black marble Border round the
paving in the Chancel at 3 6 ft 21 3 6 10 6 6
To 173 black Dorts at 1/2 ft 10 1 10 11 4 0
To 420 feet of freestone paving at 4 foot 7 3 7 7 5 7
To putting up and cleaning Dr Lamotts Monument 2 8 0 1 4 0
To 30 days work and Travelling charges 9 16 0 9 16 0
To 122 feet of Vitruvian Scrowl round on the facia
in the Chancel and at the Entrance
To 38 feet of Dentels car, d on the three Pediments
over the Windows, at 3 f
To Carving the two Scrowls over the Venetian
Window
To 2423 feet of D. Deal. Nails & Work for Casing
To 26 Feet 8 In of Single Deal at 6 f (doubt eu)
To Carriage of some of the Cases to the Waggon
uncharged five Journeys in to Northamptonshire
12 4 2
5 14 0
2 0 0
75 14 4+
0 13 4
1 1 0
2228 17 3+
5 16 0
2 17 0
1 00
49 5 9
0 46
1 1 0
2076 8 2
BILL FOR THE WARKTON MONUME
document does, however, challenge the genera
cepted account of Roubiliac's work as it rais
possibility that he may have designed architectui
tings for some of his other monuments or statues.
be hoped that other bills, as informative as the
one, will come to light.
It is significant in this context that William Tyler who described h
being for many years student under the late Mr Roubiliac. (City
M S 167 13. cited by RUPERT GUNNiS op Cit pp 403-04) was known 'i
a sculptor but practised also as an architect 11 COLVIN op cit. p 84f
William Tyler who designed the monument to Martin Folkes which
cuted by Tyler s former pupil, Robert Ashton and installed in Wei
Abbey in 1788. (MARGAMEr wHiEv, op cit [1964] p.142 p1 1 iSA).
Allowing 1.2.0. for Materials there remains 10. for
the Workmanship. which being all plain, and on
deal, any workman must have been a very slow
performer who at 1 a week would employ himself
ten weeks about it (Memd. what ought to be
allowed for directions I can t pretend to determine
as one Mans time is to be of so much more Value
than that of another
Seems to be the full Value in proportion to the
price of the whole Monument. the greater part of it
being Masonry, therefore not requiring a touch
from a masterly hand, and being but little in
Quantity, and of common Dove Marble. except the
Additional End of the Siena Pilasters which in
Quantity likewise are so inconsiderable and the
putting on so easy, that 201s for that part of it must
be a good price. The remaining 101s for the firepan
and Smoak surely can't be under the Value of it as
so little Marble is us'd and the Size but small, tho'
it very well Executed.
This is an obscure Article and therefore it ought to
be enquired whether the 48 feet Solid, charg d
black Marble for the three steps only was not the
whole Quantity of Marble. black and white us'd for
paving Borders, Steps, Risers and Dotts for it seems
impossible that 48 cubic feet of Marble should be
in thrcr stp cualanung fr Superficial feet
and no more than one inch and a half thick.
The 26 feet of Moulding work is here charg d at 6 y
foot being all quite strait and consequently easily
Executed
The black Border round the paving of freestone in
the Chancel and before the riser of the Step, at the
entrance included, contain no more than 59 feet as
may be seen from the acct of dimensions marked
which at 3 6 a foot amount as of this act to 10.6.6.
There is 173 Dons 36 half D by quarters in all 192
The paving at common price and well done
The measure is 116 feet the Scrowl on the facia at
the Entrance being overcharg d in ye Dimensions
2423 feet of Deal at Sf foot 30 5.9. Value of Nails
To26feet8ofSingleflealat2ffoot 700. mightbeused
Work of one
Carriage of some Cases to the Waggon 12 0 0 weeks at 12 f
* The right hand column of figures and explanations represent the amendments made under the supervision of the Countess of Cardigan, presumah
completion of the work.
** Timplits. Our 'Templet'.
Slittiar. There is no such woyd. However the sale catalogue of Roubiliac's 'stock of marble, working tools and other implements includes 'A large ps
stilliards that will weigh 41 hund. Sqrs. 7lbs and case to ditto.' The O.E D. describes stilliard as obs.form of steelyard. Dr. Johnson defined the latter as 'A ku
balance in which the weight is moved along an iron rod and grows heavier as it is removed further from the fulcrum.' It seems that the clerk must have crosse
two l's instead of the initial 't'.
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