Topographical drawing
Topographical Drawing
1840-52 (made)
1840-52 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Austria and Poland. View of a watermill with the ecclesiastical buildings of Klosterneuburg, Vienna on a hill in the background; and view of the walled city of Breslau, Poland.
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 | Austria and Poland. View of a watermill with the ecclesiastical buildings of Klosterneuburg, Vienna on a hill in the background; and view of the walled city of Breslau, Poland. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed 'Newburg-Closter' and 'Breslau'. |
| Object history | These sketches belong to a group of similar drawings of Central European subjects, which Pugin has apparently copied from a book. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Places depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 299.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.77:6-1970 |
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| Record created | October 11, 2010 |
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