Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, 1812–1852, BritishAugustus Charles Pugin, 1762–1832, French
Title:
Design for the Brass Eagle Lectern Base
Date:
1846
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, beige paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 32 1/2 x 27 7/8 inches (82.6 x 70.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper left: "Lectern H no 2"; in pen and black ink, upper right: "All Real size"; in pen and black ink, upper center: "these angels will be | taken for the small | copper gilt ones"; upper center: "at"; center left: "(observe) the different | members of the tracery | are all sunk to various | thicknesses."; center left: "A B C | these filets | excess narrow"; lower left: "Geometrical Elevation of Flying Buttresses."; lower center: "front Elevation of Buttress"; lower right: "Plan of Pan"; and various inscriptions throughout
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection