Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, 1812–1852, British

Studio of Augustus Charles Pugin, 1762–1832, French
Title:
Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset: Plan of the Great Hall
Date:
1832
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black and violet ink with gray wash and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 x 16 1/8 inches (26.7 x 41 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper left: "Porch. | Now Destroyed"; in pen and black ink, upper right: "Chapel"; in pen and black ink, lower center: "Plan of Great Hall. Bishops Palace Wells. | The Parts marked Dotted are destroyed"; in graphite, lower right: "No 2"; in pen and black ink and graphite, throughout, notes and calculations given
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.8.3
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | palace | great halls | turrets (towers) | chapel | porches | floor plans | plans (drawings) | compass rose
Associated Places:
Wells
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26453