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Topographical drawing

Drawing
1848 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ely, Cambridgshire. The Queen's Hall, Cathedral Precinct. View of the exterior from the south.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTopographical drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink over pencil
Brief description
Drawing by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin inscribed 'Conventual Buildings, Ely'
Physical description
Ely, Cambridgshire. The Queen's Hall, Cathedral Precinct. View of the exterior from the south.
Dimensions
  • Height: 220mm
  • Width: 158mm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed 'Conventional Buildings, Ely'
Object history
Pugin and his new wife Jane, were in Ely on the 24 and 25 August 1848, during their wedding tour of British cathedrals, and this drawing was almost certainly made then.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 288.
Collection
Accession number
E.77:16-1970

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Record createdSeptember 21, 2010
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