Altar of Lady Chapel
Design
1847 (made)
1847 (made)
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This is a design for the altar of the Lady Chapel for the Roman Catholic church of St. Thomas of Canterbury at Fulham, London. The design depicts Christ and the Virgin Mary flanked by angels. It is dated '1847' and beras the monogram of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852).
Pugin was an architect, designer, and writer whose work became the theoretical and practical inspiration for the Gothic Revival movement. A convert to Roman Catholicism in 1835, Pugin soon became a leading architect for new Roman Catholic churches. In 1841, when he published The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture , Pugin felt confident about both the progress of the Gothic revival and the growth of the Roman Catholic church in England.
Pugin was an architect, designer, and writer whose work became the theoretical and practical inspiration for the Gothic Revival movement. A convert to Roman Catholicism in 1835, Pugin soon became a leading architect for new Roman Catholic churches. In 1841, when he published The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture , Pugin felt confident about both the progress of the Gothic revival and the growth of the Roman Catholic church in England.
Object details
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| Title | Altar of Lady Chapel (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, pen and ink on laid paper |
| Brief description | Design for altar of Lady Chapel for St. Thomas of Canterbury, Fulham, by A.W.N. Pugin, 1847 |
| Physical description | Design for altar showing Christ with the Virgin Mary flanked by angels on a sheet of cream-coloured paper. There is a scale beneath the design for the altar. |
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| Production type | Design |
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| Credit line | Given by the Order of the Visitation |
| Object history | There is a manuscript letter by Pugin MSL/2009/12 in the National Art Library which relates to this commission. |
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| Summary | This is a design for the altar of the Lady Chapel for the Roman Catholic church of St. Thomas of Canterbury at Fulham, London. The design depicts Christ and the Virgin Mary flanked by angels. It is dated '1847' and beras the monogram of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-1852). Pugin was an architect, designer, and writer whose work became the theoretical and practical inspiration for the Gothic Revival movement. A convert to Roman Catholicism in 1835, Pugin soon became a leading architect for new Roman Catholic churches. In 1841, when he published The True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture , Pugin felt confident about both the progress of the Gothic revival and the growth of the Roman Catholic church in England. |
| Bibliographic reference | Wedgwood, Alexandra, In Atterbury, Paul. and Wainwright, Clive eds. Pugin. A Gothic Passion. New Haven and London: Yale University Press in association with the V&A, 1994. p.58, ill. ISBN 0300060149. |
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| Accession number | E.412-2009 |
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| Record created | July 31, 2009 |
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