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Altar of Lady Chapel

Design
1847 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAltar 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.5cm
  • Width: 20.6cm
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'AWPugin'
    Translation
    Pugin's signature
  • '1847' (The date of the drawing.)
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.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.412-2009

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Record createdJuly 31, 2009
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