Fig. 91.—A Chimney-Piece for the Queen’s House, Greenwich, 1619, by Inigo Jones.
From a Drawing in the Burlington-Devonshire Collection at the R.I.B.A.
Fig. 92.—A Chimney-Piece for the Queen’s House, Greenwich, by Inigo Jones.
From a Drawing in the Burlington-Devonshire Collection at the R.I.B.A.
The kind of panelling which covered the walls of Jacobean houses was retained in the houses of less importance till about the middle of the century, but there was a tendency for the panels to grow larger. Inigo Jones and Webb generally used large panels, and discarded the small oblongs still favoured by local joiners. In the detail of woodwork generally greater refinement and simplicity became apparent, and more successful endeavours were made to adapt classic profiles. At St John’s College, Oxford, the work of 1631 illustrates this tendency (Fig. [89]). The wood chimney-pieces in the same building are also handled with more restraint than in earlier examples, and a similar kind of treatment marks the fine chimney-piece in the Jerusalem Chamber at Westminster (Fig. [90]), which must have been the work of John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln, who was Dean of Westminster during a large part of the reign of Charles I. The excellent panelling by Webb at Thorpe Hall has already been illustrated (see Fig. [48]). It embodies a still greater departure from the old manner.
Fig. 93.—A Chimney-Piece for “Drs Price his Great Chamber,” by Webb.
From the Burlington-Devonshire Collection.