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A Tribute to the Memory of Sir Christopher Wren

Charles Robert Cockerell, 1838

One of the most iconic British architectural drawings, first engraved in 1842 and widely reproduced and exhibited since. It depicts in one vast landscape an assembly of all the buildings attributed to the celebrated English Baroque architect Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723) with St Paul's Cathedral at its centre. The drawing made a direct contribution to the rediscovery of Wren and the Wren Revival that reached its zenith in the years 1890-1914, the Edwardian high tide of the British Empire.

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Title of artwork, date

A Tribute to the Memory of Sir Christopher Wren, 1838

Date supported

2006

Medium and material

Watercolour over pencil on paper

Dimensions

99 x 132 cm

Grant

30886

Total cost

98352

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