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Two Perspective Drawings of Castle Drogo, Devon

Cyril Arthur Farey, c. 1923–1924

1) Castle Drogo, circa 1924; 2) Castle Drogo from the South, circa 1923. Castle Drogo was commissioned from Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1910 by Julius Drewe, who had made a fortune as a young man by establishing the grocery stores, Home and Colonial. Both client and architect had a romantic vision of a great medieval fortress.

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Title of artwork, date

Two Perspective Drawings of Castle Drogo, Devon, c. 1923–1924

Date supported

1983

Medium and material

Pencil & watercolour

Dimensions

60.3 x 102.8 cm & 62.8 x 51.7 cm

Grant

592

Total cost

2592

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