Design
c. 1862 (drawn)
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A sheet (folded across) of various studies, including, on the right, thumbnail impressions of the Dorchester House dining-room caryatides, several of the door medalions form the same house, and suggestions for ceilings, arches and floors. On the left of the page are pavement rough-outs, a pillar base, and a drawing of the St. Paul's dome mosaic 'Isaiah.' The reverse shoes designs for the embroidery of the dining-room chairs, Dorchester House. At the bottom left is the superscription 'Walters, Newgate Street.'
Object details
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| Brief description | Design by Alfred Stevens, a sheet of various studies including the Dorchester House Caryatides, several of its door medallions, and suggestions for ceilings, arches and floors, pen and ink and pencil on blue paper with the watermark 'Britannia' and 'E. Towgood 1861,' c. 1862. |
| Physical description | A sheet (folded across) of various studies, including, on the right, thumbnail impressions of the Dorchester House dining-room caryatides, several of the door medalions form the same house, and suggestions for ceilings, arches and floors. On the left of the page are pavement rough-outs, a pillar base, and a drawing of the St. Paul's dome mosaic 'Isaiah.' The reverse shoes designs for the embroidery of the dining-room chairs, Dorchester House. At the bottom left is the superscription 'Walters, Newgate Street.' |
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| Credit line | Gifted from the Tate Gallery, date of receipt 11th October 1974. Gift refers to objects E.21 to 380-1975. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Romney Towndrow, Kenneth. The Works of Alfred Stevens at the Tate Gallery. London: Published by the Tate Gallery Trustees, 1950. |
| Other number | N.G. No. 2843 - National Gallery number |
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| Accession number | E.163-1975 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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