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Drawing of the facade of the Lecture Theatre

Drawing
1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Sykes, Godfrey (made)
Francis Fowke (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Design in red, brown and grey watercolour drawn to scale for the centre portion of the north side of the quadrangle, South Kensington Museum


Object details

Category
History of the V&A
Object type
Drawing
Titles
  • Drawing of the facade of the Lecture Theatre (generic title)
  • Design for the decoration of the South Kensington Museum (published title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Paper
Pencil
Pen
Painted
Brief description
Drawing of the frontage of the lecture theatre at the V&A by Godfrey Sykes and Francis Fowke, watercolour, paper, about 1865
Physical description
Design in red, brown and grey watercolour drawn to scale for the centre portion of the north side of the quadrangle, South Kensington Museum
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.5in
  • Width: 22in
Measurements taken from the accessions register, date of measurement unknown
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
D.930-1899

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O899273/drawing-of-the-facade-of-drawing-sykes-godfrey/
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