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Drawings of St Paul's Cathedral and Various City Churches

Artist: Christopher Wren (1632 - 1723)

Location: St Paul's Cathedral Library

Date: 1683 - 1723

Materials: drawings

Grant:

Amount Paid: £250 (Total: £950)

Vendor: Hewitt's

Review number: 1618 (1951)

Provenance:
Earl of Bute;Sotheby's 23.5.51

Description:
32 drawings of St Paul's Cathedral and various City churches, acquired by the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's. From the sale at Sotheby's on 23.5.51 sale of 122 hitherto unknown drawings, presumed lost in a fire at Luton Hoo in 1771.

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