Comparative Heights of Some of the Principal Buildings of the World
Print
ca. 1842 (made)
ca. 1842 (made)
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Print showing the comparative heights of some of the principal buildings of the world.
Object details
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| Title | Comparative Heights of Some of the Principal Buildings of the World (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | Print from a drawing by John E Goodchild (for Charles Robert Cockerell), "Comparative heights of some of ten principal buildings of the world, c.1842 |
| Physical description | Print showing the comparative heights of some of the principal buildings of the world. |
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| Gallery label | Cast Courts Reinstallation, 27 November 2018
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'Comparative heights of some of the principal buildings of the world'
Charles Robert Cockerell, about1842
The Cast Courts were originally called the Architectural Courts and intended as a space for 'public instruction'. A huge version of this drawing by the architect C.R.Cockerell hung in the courts when they first opened. It allowed visitors to compare the relative sizes of buildings from different eras and parts of the world, and make connections with the scale of the architectural casts they could see before them.
REPRODUCED FROM
Lithograph
printed by Vincent Brooks
Museum no. 28482
(27 November 2018) |
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| Accession number | 28482 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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