Sketch for a Fountain for the City of Gloucester
Drawing
ca. 1858 (made)
ca. 1858 (made)
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This is a drawing of a proposed fountain for the City of Gloucester by the English architect-designer William Burges ca. 1858. The fountain's decoration is of the story of Sabrina and Estrilidis by Geoffrey of Monmouth. In it, she was condemned to be thrown into the River Severn that flows through Gloucester. The fountain's hybrid of styles and striking appearance is typical of the designer's style coined 'Burgesian Gothic.' The fountain was never built.
Object details
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| Title | Sketch for a Fountain for the City of Gloucester (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen, ink, watercolour, and pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Design, Sketch for a Fountain for the City of Gloucester, pen, ink, watercolour, and pencil, English, William Burges, ca. 1858. |
| Physical description | Pen, ink, watercolour, over a pencil sketch on paper. A tall coloured fountain is centred and decorated to illustrate the story of Sabrina and Estrilidis. An alteration to water features is pasted on to the bottom of the fountain. People are depicted socialising and fetching water around its base. An imaginary uncoloured reconstruction of the buildings that made up the medieval city of Gloucester fills the background. |
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| Summary | This is a drawing of a proposed fountain for the City of Gloucester by the English architect-designer William Burges ca. 1858. The fountain's decoration is of the story of Sabrina and Estrilidis by Geoffrey of Monmouth. In it, she was condemned to be thrown into the River Severn that flows through Gloucester. The fountain's hybrid of styles and striking appearance is typical of the designer's style coined 'Burgesian Gothic.' The fountain was never built. |
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| Accession number | E.4667-1910 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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