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Topographical drawing

Drawing
1848 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Glastonbury, Somerset. Abbey. View of part of a bay of the late Norman Chapel of St. Mary.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTopographical drawing
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Physical description
Glastonbury, Somerset. Abbey. View of part of a bay of the late Norman Chapel of St. Mary.
Dimensions
  • Height: 225mm
  • Width: 128mm
Object history
This identification was made by Christopher Wilson. This picture wonderfully demonstrates Pugin's skill as a watercolourist. Pugin visited Glastonbury on 19 September 1848 with his new wife Jane during their wedding tour, and this picture was probably made at that time.
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.58-1970

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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