Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown artist, (FT Dollman)

studio of Augustus Charles Pugin, 1762–1832, French

formerly Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, 1812–1852, British
Title:
Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset: First Floor Plan of Octagon Tower
Date:
1832
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 15/16 x 10 1/2 inches (37.9 x 26.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "4th Floor Plan of Octagon Turret of Great Hall, | Bishop's Palace, Wells, | Somersetshire"; in graphite, lower right: "Section on line AA | showing Doorway and | angle of wall"; in pen and black ink, lower left: "Plan cut at BB"; in graphite and pen and black ink, throughout, plan labeled and dimensions given
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.8.13
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
palace | octagonal | sections | plans (drawings) | architectural subject | Gothic (Medieval) | great halls | turrets (towers)
Associated Places:
Wells
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26463