drawing
- Museum number
- 1944,1014.24
- Description
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South West view of Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire, the Seat of William Beckford; the abbey seen at a little distance, trees and bushes in the foreground. 1821
Brush drawing in grey wash
- Production date
- 1821
- Dimensions
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Height: 351 millimetres
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Width: 457 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- For the most extensive discussions of Fonthill, see J. Lees-Milne, 'William Beckford' (1976) pp. 1-76 and C. Wainwright, 'Romantic Interiors' (1990) pp.109-12, also a brief entry by Lindsay Stainton on this drawing in the exh. cat. 'London - World City' (Essen, 1992), ed. C. Fox, cat. no. 298, pp.395-6.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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1966 Jun-Jul, Bath, Holburne Museum, 'William Beckford' no. 36
1992 June-Nov, Essen, Villa Hügel, 'London 1800-1838' no. 298 (repr.)
- Acquisition date
- 1944
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1944,1014.24
