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Topographical drawing

Topographical Drawing
1840-52 (made)
Artist/Maker
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

Categories
Object type
TitleTopographical 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'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 248mm
  • Width: 198mm
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.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 284.
Collection
Accession number
E.77:4-1970

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Record createdSeptember 17, 2010
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