Attributed to William Capon, 1757–1827, BritishFormerly unknown artist
Title:
Elevation of Buildings Fronting Westminster Hall
Date:
1822
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on slightly textured, moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/4 × 23 3/8 inches (33.7 × 59.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, throughout, building materials labeled on elevation and dimensions given, including: "English Tiles", "Too wide | this", "good Stock Br", "Stuccoed over", "roof of the Hall", "slated roof of new Chamber | built after 1793", "colored | over lite | Stone Color"; in graphite, lower right: "This part is where the Judges' coach houses had been | in the year 1793 &c made afterwards some correspond | ence with the other work on the left hand for the | depositing records until 1822 when all was taken down | to the Stone building on the right hand about 36 feet"; and in graphite, bar scale labeled with numbers "1" to "6" and "6" to "36'
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.22617
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject
Associated Places:
Palace of Westminster | London | England | City of Westminster | House of Lords | United Kingdom