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It has been folded across the centre and subsequently torn along this line necessitating the use of a modern backing sheet for support.\r\n\r\nChambers moved to London in 1755 and published his influential Treatise on Civil Architecture in 1759.  Chambers demonstrated the breadth of his style in buildings such as Gower (later Carrington) House and Melbourne House, London, in such country houses as Duddingston, Scotland, and in the garden architecture he designed for Wilton House, Wiltshire, and at Kew Gardens. He became head of government building in 1782, and in this capacity built Somerset House, London.","physicalDescription":"Elevation showing three bays of the right-hand end of the main façade. This drawing has suffered water damage along its left-hand edge resulting in the loss of the left-hand part of the sheet. 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