Drawing
1845 (made)
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Lord Shrewsbury funded the building and decoration of St. Giles which was Pugin's most richly fitted church. The decorative work for St. Giles Church, Cheadle, was discussed in several letters from Pugin to J.G. Crace in 1845. The designs here were executed with minor modifications and survived in 1980.
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) is widely considered as one of the most significant and influential architects, designers and theorists of the 19th century. Following his conversion to Catholicism in 1835, he identified the Gothic style with Christian architecture and his work and writings inspired and framed the Gothic Revival. In 'Contrasts', published in 1836, he condemned classical forms and ardently praised 14th and 15th-century architecture. Pugin is best remembered for his work on the Palace of Westminster.
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) is widely considered as one of the most significant and influential architects, designers and theorists of the 19th century. Following his conversion to Catholicism in 1835, he identified the Gothic style with Christian architecture and his work and writings inspired and framed the Gothic Revival. In 'Contrasts', published in 1836, he condemned classical forms and ardently praised 14th and 15th-century architecture. Pugin is best remembered for his work on the Palace of Westminster.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil |
| Brief description | Sketch of the east wall of a chancel decorated with angels, A.W.N. Pugin, 1845. |
| Physical description | Perspective sketch showing east wall of the chancel of St. Giles, Cheadle, decorated with small angels in circles; and details of four patterns for ceiling panels in the chancel, two with stars, one with a cross and one with the sacred monogram, the last two with foliage background and all within decorative borders. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Angels in circles / on gold ground / holding labels; this wall better be left a stone colour for repose; stone colour; 2 patterns for ceiling' (with colour notes on ceiling panels and two measurements.) |
| Object history | The decorative work for St. Giles Church, Cheadle, is discussed in several letters from Pugin to J.G. Crace in 1845. Lord Shrewsbury funded the building and decoration of St. Giles which was Pugin's most richly fitted church. The designs here were executed with minor modifications and survived in 1980. |
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| Summary | Lord Shrewsbury funded the building and decoration of St. Giles which was Pugin's most richly fitted church. The decorative work for St. Giles Church, Cheadle, was discussed in several letters from Pugin to J.G. Crace in 1845. The designs here were executed with minor modifications and survived in 1980. Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) is widely considered as one of the most significant and influential architects, designers and theorists of the 19th century. Following his conversion to Catholicism in 1835, he identified the Gothic style with Christian architecture and his work and writings inspired and framed the Gothic Revival. In 'Contrasts', published in 1836, he condemned classical forms and ardently praised 14th and 15th-century architecture. Pugin is best remembered for his work on the Palace of Westminster. |
| Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 187.
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| Accession number | D.1064-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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