Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown artist, (TL Walker)

Studio of Augustus Charles Pugin, 1762–1832, French

formerly Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, 1812–1852, British
Title:
Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales: Details of Machicoulis of Entrance Gateway
Date:
1831
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 x 14 7/8 inches (26.7 x 37.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Raglan Castle | Detail of Machecoulis | of Entrance Gateway."; in pen and pink ink, upper right: "No 17"; in pen and pink ink, lower left: "Done"; in graphite, upper left: "open"; in graphite, upper left: "Joint"; in graphite, upper left: "this projection in Hexagon"; in graphite, upper left: "Tower is 9 1/2"; in graphite, left: "three - equal - dimensions"; in graphite, center left: "Joint | this stone goes | 4.6 into wall"; in graphite, center left: "Joint | this stone goes | 4.0 into wall"; in graphite, lower left: "Joint | this stone | 3.0 into wall"; in graphite, lower left: "Joint"; in graphite, center: "this width in hexagon | tower is 1.7 3/4"; in graphite, center right: "this stone in angle | goes 7.0 into wall"; in graphite, upper center (three times): "Joint": in graphite, throughout, dimensions given
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.8.53
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sections | castle | machicolations | gateways | Gothic (Medieval) | architectural subject
Associated Places:
Raglan Castle | Monmouthshire
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26507