Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
James Wyatt, 1746–1813, British
Title:
[One of] Five Designs for a Church
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches (31.1 x 46.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Plan of the Roofs"; in pen and brown ink, upper left: "Roof of Chancel"; in pen and brown ink, upper right: "Roof of Church"; in pen and brown ink, throughout (five times) "Gutter"; in pen and brown ink, center (twice): "Valley"; in graphite, lower left, calculations given; in graphite, lower left: "North Side"; in graphite, lower left: "South Wall"; inscribed in graphite, upper left: "AD 575"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.2.412
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
religious building | valley gutters | gutters (building drainage components) | chancels | roofs | architectural subject
Associated Places:
United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:11999