Topographical drawing
Topographical Drawing
1840-52 (made)
1840-52 (made)
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Place of origin |
Falkenstein, Rheinland-Pfalz. View of a walled town on a hill with a castle at its highest point at 'Castlehur'; and view of a castle on a hill, with mountains in the background at 'Falkenstein'.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Topographical drawing |
Materials and techniques | Pencil on grey paper |
Brief description | A. W. Pugin. One of 135 assorted topographical drawings. |
Physical description | Falkenstein, Rheinland-Pfalz. View of a walled town on a hill with a castle at its highest point at 'Castlehur'; and view of a castle on a hill, with mountains in the background at 'Falkenstein'. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed with titles. |
Object history | These sketches belong to a group of similar drawings of German and Central European subjects, which Pugin has apparently taken from a book. |
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Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 284.
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Collection | |
Accession number | E.77:4-1970 |
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Record created | September 17, 2010 |
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