Architectural drawing
Augustus Charles Pugin (Normandy c.1762 - England 1832)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
5300 mm (H)650 mm (W)
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1171384
Summary
Architectural drawing - A.W.N.Pugin Design for park gates. Elevations showing flanking and detailed elevation of gate. Real size hinge and coping details Pen and pencil Signed in monogram, l.r., and dated 1848 Title; +Chirk Castle Park Gates/ end of hinge real size/ Coping Real Size Verso; (AWNP); Entrance Gates (other hand); Plan of Entrance Gate/ Pugin Not clear which entrance this is.
Provenance
Item purchased by the National Trust at Sotheby’s auction in December 2012, included in a lot with AWN Pugin documents that were originally part of the 99 year loan agreement, returned to Guy Myddelton and sold on his behalf by Christies in June 2004.
Marks and inscriptions
Signed in monogram, l.r., and dated 1848 Title: +Chirk Castle Park Gates/ end of hinge real size/ Coping Real Size Verso: (AWNP): Entrance Gates (other hand): Plan of Entrance Gate/ Pugin
Makers and roles
Augustus Charles Pugin (Normandy c.1762 - England 1832), artist