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: Plan through Battlements of Octagon Tower
Date:
1832
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite with pen and black ink on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 15/16 x 10 1/4 inches (37.9 x 26 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "Section of Coping | cut at AAA"; in graphite, lower center: "Plan, cut through Battlements, of Octagon Turret of Great Hall, | Bishop's Palace, Wells, | Somersetshire"; in pen and black ink, lower center: "Plan cut at CC"; in graphite and pen and black ink, throughout, labels and dimensions given
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.8.14
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | sections | plans (drawings) | Gothic (Medieval) | octagonal | turrets (towers) | great halls | battlements | palace
Associated Places:
Wells
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26464