Fonthill Abbey
Watercolour Drawing
c. 1830 (made)
c. 1830 (made)
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Drawing of the exterior of Fonthill Abbey
Object details
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| Title | Fonthill Abbey (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour drawing |
| Brief description | Charles Wild. The exterior of Fonthill Abbey, the seat of William Beckford. Great Britain, c. 1830. |
| Physical description | Drawing of the exterior of Fonthill Abbey |
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| Gallery label | Charles Wild (1781–1835)
Fonthill Abbey
About 1815
Fonthill Abbey was built in 1795 by the architect James Wyatt for the eccentric art collector William Beckford. It is the physical embodiment of Beckford’s collecting aspirations and a grandiose example of Gothic Revival architecture. The imposing central tower was 84-metres high. It collapsed several times before foundering one last time in 1825. [53 words]
Watercolour
Museum no. 2952-1876 |
| Credit line | William Smith Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by William Smith, 1876 |
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| Accession number | 2952-1876 |
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| Record created | October 13, 2009 |
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