Studies for the decoration of the dome of St. Paul's

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Artist/Maker	Alfred Stevens (artist)
Place of origin	Great Britain (drawn)

Angels and other figures supporting tablets and circles for decorative pictures. The intervening decorative figure group supporting the subject roundels of Dome. In right-hand top corner a circle plan with direction as to groups, etc., forming the decoration. Bottom right corner of sheet, circular stamp 'Ex. Coll. Hugh Stannus'. Reverse: Same subject.

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Categories	Designs Drawings
Object type	Design
Title	Studies for the decoration of the dome of St. Paul's (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil on paper Paper Pencil Drawing
Brief description	Design by Alfred Stevens, 'Studies for the decoration of the dome of St. Paul's', pencil on paper, ca. 1862
Physical description	Angels and other figures supporting tablets and circles for decorative pictures. The intervening decorative figure group supporting the subject roundels of Dome. In right-hand top corner a circle plan with direction as to groups, etc., forming the decoration. Bottom right corner of sheet, circular stamp 'Ex. Coll. Hugh Stannus'. Reverse: Same subject.
Dimensions	Height: 32.5cm Width: 26.5cm Dimensions taken from Romney Towndrow, Kenneth, The Works of Alfred Stevens at the Tate Gallery. London: Published by the Tate Gallery Trustees, 1950.
Credit line	Presented by the Executors of Sir George Holford through Art Fund
Association	St Paul's Cathedral
Associated object	E.68-1975
Bibliographic reference	Romney Towndrow, Kenneth. The Works of Alfred Stevens at the Tate Gallery. London: Published by the Tate Gallery Trustees, 1950.
Other number	N.G. No. 2037 a - National Gallery number
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.67-1975

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1108473/studies-for-the-decoration-of-design-alfred-stevens/

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