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Drawing

November 11 1878 (made)
Artist/Maker
Godwin, Edward William (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Drawing showing the front elevation of a house, with annotations in red ink. On the reverse is a drawing of a full-size section of the moulding of the main cornice

Object details

Categories
Drawings
Architecture
Designs
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pencil, pen and ink, ink wash, water-colour, gouache and coloured chalks on paper
Pen and Ink
Pencil
Water-Colour
Wash
Gouache
Coloured Chalk
Paper
Drawing (Image Making)
Brief description
Design showing the front elevation of a house. One of 21 sheets of designs for a house and studio, Tite Street, Chelsea. Pencil, pen and ink, ink wash, water-colour, gouache and coloured chalk drawing by Edward William Godwin, 1878.
Physical description
Drawing showing the front elevation of a house, with annotations in red ink. On the reverse is a drawing of a full-size section of the moulding of the main cornice
Dimensions
  • Height: 51.5cm
  • Width: 37.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • (Inscribed with notes, measurements etc.)
  • 'House & Studio for F. Miles Esq:' (Lettered at the head of the page)
  • 'Note [?] The panels [illegible inscription] led[?] & bracket over top panel will be provided by Mr[?] Mile & will be 4 1/2 to 5 inches thick / Scale ~ 4 feet to an inch.' (Inscribed at the bottom of the page)
  • 'George Sharpe for Sharpe & Everare[?]' (Signed at the lower right edge)
Credit line
Given by Mr Edward Godwin, son of the artist
Object history
E.533, 556-1963 are said by the artist to have been rejected by the Board of Works (see p.261 of The Building News, March, 1879). The artist’s second designs, E.554, 555-1963 were passed by them. E.555-1963, a copy of the artist’s design by C. P. Edwards was reproduced between pp.220, 221 of The British Architect…, Vol, 10, 1878.

This drawing is a design for a house and studio for the artist Frank Miles, Tite Street, Chelsea.
Subjects depicted
House
Studios
Elevation
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1963 . London: HMSO, 1964.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.554-1963

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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