NOTES: The triumphal arch was built during the reign of the emperor Augustus to honour the veterans for whom the city was founded. It was later altered during the time of Tiberius. This comes from a sketchbook put together by Ambrose Phillipps containing measured drawings and engravings of French and Roman buildings as well as designs for the house and garden buildings at Garendon Park, Leicestershire, the compiler's home.
NOTES: This is the preliminary pencil study of a collection of buildings of the world drawn to scale which was later the basis for a chromolithographic print entitled 'The Most Famous Buildings in the World' published by the Boy's Own Paper (see RIBA31368).
NOTES: This drawing is found in an album which was formerly attributed to Sir William Chambers. It contains over 100 theoretical designs, mostly by Edward Stevens but with some by John Yenn and some from the office of William Chambers. Stevens was a pupil of Chambers from 1760 to 1766. The drawings in the album date from between 1762 and 1777.
NOTES: This drawing is found in an album which was formerly attributed to Sir William Chambers. It contains over 100 theoretical designs, mostly by Edward Stevens but with some by John Yenn and some from the office of William Chambers. Stevens was a pupil of Chambers from 1760 to 1766. The drawings in the album date from between 1762 and 1777.
NOTES: The Arch was first built, in 1826-1827 to designs by Burton, as an entranceway to Buckingham Palace which was at the time being remodelled by Nash for George IV. Although intended to have a sculpture atop it, the building works for Arch and Screen and Buckingham Palace were such that money for the sculpture was denied. It was not until 1846 that a statue of Wellington designed by Matthew Cotes Wyatt was created and placed atop the Arch - to much controversy as the statue was considered out of proportion to the Arch. The Wyatt statue remained until the Arch was moved to the south-east for a new road to relieve traffic - the equestrian statue was then re-erected in Aldershot. The present quadriga atop the Wellington Arch by Adrian Jones was added in 1912.
NOTES: This design shows the three archways of equal height, the ends of the curving wings defined by aedicules and surmounted by cupolas capped by lanterns.
NOTES: This design shows the three archways of equal height, the ends of the curving wings defined by aedicules and surmounted by cupolas capped by lanterns.
NOTES: This design shows the three archways of equal height, the ends of the curving wings defined by aedicules and surmounted by cupolas capped by lanterns.