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Drawing

1840-52 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

View from afar of Warkwoth Castle and the surrounding area, with a bridge crossing a river in the foreground.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink
Brief description
Study, one of 22 leaves from a sketchbook, of medieval buildings and furnishings, by A.W.N. Pugin. Drawing on paper, 1840-52.
Physical description
View from afar of Warkwoth Castle and the surrounding area, with a bridge crossing a river in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 95mm
  • Width: 74mm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in the hand of Jane Pugin 'Warkworth'.
Object history
A few days after Pugin's marriage to Jane Knill on 10 August 1848, they set out on a wedding tour which covered many of the principal medieval buildings in the country. They were at Whitby on 2 September, Alnick and Warkworth on 6 September, as Warwick and Kenilworth on 15 September and at Wells and Gloucester on 18 September.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 293.
Collection
Accession number
E.80:64-1970

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Record createdSeptember 23, 2010
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