Archbishop Abbot’s Hospital, Guildford, View from the High Street
Date:
1849
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 12 1/4 inches (24.8 × 31.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper left: "Archbishop Abbot's Hospital, Gilford. | View from the High Street."; in graphite, upper left to upper right: "All he Ww except there L gateway are | drawn too short. | top of square chimney shaft | X | Ww full high up | brick | brick | brick | not high enough | gateway | flint"; upper center to lower center: "Turret too Large | his turret Scarcely large enough" upper right: "9 balustrades and two halves each bay of front screen | center doorway | hardly important enough | center lamp"; lower center: "9 & 2 halves"; inscribed on verso in pen and black ink, upper left to upper right: "Archbishop Abbot's Hospital, Guildford. Ancient Ornamental Rainwater pipes."; in graphite: "egg molding (?) on top | eaves | arms | flange | sling | side"; center: "wall line | plan | lead pipes | octagon scarcely large enough | proportion to sides | (see plan) | uncertain"; lower center: "lower part of | lead pipes | brick plinth"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift from the Estate of Christopher P. Monkhouse