Design
1847-1848
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This design by Pugin showing a lion is one of 16 sheets of designs in the V&A's collections for the ceiling of the House of Lords Library Corridor. The scheme was to feature the emblems of English Kings from the Saxons onward. This design appears to refer to King Alfred, featuring a lion and the initial A. The emblem has been pricked for transfer and was used in alternate panels in the section of the corridor that remained painted in 1980.
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) is widely considered as one of the most significant and influential architects, designers and theorists of the 19th century. Following his conversion to Catholicism in 1835, he identified the Gothic style with Christian architecture and his work and writings inspired and framed the Gothic Revival. In 'Contrasts', published in 1836, he condemned classical forms and ardently praised 14th and 15th-century architecture. Pugin is best remembered for his work on the Palace of Westminster.
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) is widely considered as one of the most significant and influential architects, designers and theorists of the 19th century. Following his conversion to Catholicism in 1835, he identified the Gothic style with Christian architecture and his work and writings inspired and framed the Gothic Revival. In 'Contrasts', published in 1836, he condemned classical forms and ardently praised 14th and 15th-century architecture. Pugin is best remembered for his work on the Palace of Westminster.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and brown wash. |
| Brief description | Design by A.W.N. Pugin for the ceiling of the House of Lords Library Corridor. |
| Physical description | Full size emblem for a ceiling panel. |
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| Production type | Design |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'A for this 2 of this lion one gules lion or W for it; or (on lion); sable (on ground)'. (Probably in J.H. Powell's hand.) |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | This design by Pugin showing a lion is one of 16 sheets of designs in the V&A's collections for the ceiling of the House of Lords Library Corridor. The scheme was to feature the emblems of English Kings from the Saxons onward. This design appears to refer to King Alfred, featuring a lion and the initial A. The emblem has been pricked for transfer and was used in alternate panels in the section of the corridor that remained painted in 1980. Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) is widely considered as one of the most significant and influential architects, designers and theorists of the 19th century. Following his conversion to Catholicism in 1835, he identified the Gothic style with Christian architecture and his work and writings inspired and framed the Gothic Revival. In 'Contrasts', published in 1836, he condemned classical forms and ardently praised 14th and 15th-century architecture. Pugin is best remembered for his work on the Palace of Westminster. |
| Bibliographic reference | Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 209.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.631-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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