Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, 1812–1852, BritishStudio of Augustus Charles Pugin, 1762–1832, French
Title:
Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset: Section of Turret
Date:
1832
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, and purple wash applied with brush and pen on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/8 x 9 inches (38.4 x 22.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper left: "Section of Turret | Bishops Palace. | Wells"; center left: "cut on the Line H H"; in pen and black ink, upper left: "key stone"; in pen and black ink, center left: "String at M"; in pen and black ink, right, dimensions given; in pen and black ink, lower right: "water tables | and string at K"; in pen and black ink, throughout, dimensions given; in graphite, lower right, calculations given; inscribed on verso in pen and black ink, upper right: "[Gt hall] | SW turret ^ Bishops Palace | Wells."; in pen and black ink, center left: "water tables | and strings | at L"; in pen and black ink, center right: "Pebble wall"; various inscriptions in graphite and pen and black ink throughout
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.8.1
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sections | architectural subject | palace | turrets (towers) | water tables | stairs | stone | well (container component)