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Topographical drawing

Topographical Drawing
1840-52 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Studies (on 22 leaves from a sketchbook) of medieval buildings and furnishings, including Gloucester Cathedral, Alnick Castle, Warkworth Castle, Church of St. Cuthbert, Wells, Church of St. Mary, Warwick, and Kenilworth Castle, also a page of notes on current architectural work, particularly at St. Cuthbert's College, Ushaw, made during his wedding tour of August and September.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTopographical drawing
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink
Brief description
A. W. Pugin. One of 135 assorted topographical drawings.
Physical description
Studies (on 22 leaves from a sketchbook) of medieval buildings and furnishings, including Gloucester Cathedral, Alnick Castle, Warkworth Castle, Church of St. Cuthbert, Wells, Church of St. Mary, Warwick, and Kenilworth Castle, also a page of notes on current architectural work, particularly at St. Cuthbert's College, Ushaw, made during his wedding tour of August and September.
Dimensions
  • Height: 95mm
  • Width: 74mm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed 'Northumberland from Whitby Cliff / My dear wife with me'. Three leaves inscribed in the hand of Jane Pugin 'Warkworth'. Others inscribed with notes and measurements. Signed and dated 'A.W.Pugin / 1848'.
Object history
A few days after Pugin's marriage to Jane Knill on 10 August 1848, they set out on a wedding tour which covered many of the principal medieval buildings in the country. They were at Whitby on 2 September, Alnick and Warkworth on 6 September, as Warwick and Kenilworth on 15 September and at Wells and Gloucester on 18 September.
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Bibliographic reference
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 293.
Collection
Accession number
E.80:55-1970

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Record createdSeptember 23, 2010
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