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Topographical drawing

Drawing
ca.1804 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

London, Houses of Parliament. View across Old Palace Yard looking north and showing the buildings on the west side of Westminster Hall.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTopographical drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and wash
Brief description
A.C. Pugin, London, Houses of Parliament. View across Old Palace Yard looking north and showing the buildings on the west side of Westminster Hall
Physical description
London, Houses of Parliament. View across Old Palace Yard looking north and showing the buildings on the west side of Westminster Hall.
Dimensions
  • Height: 106mm
  • Width: 175mm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed 'House of Commons'; and illegibly in pencil; and on mount, in another hand 'A.Pugin.Senr: Circa 1884'.
Object history
This view shows the buildings before the alterations made by James Wyatt from 1806.
Places depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 303.
Collection
Accession number
E.2828-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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