1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1850 by W. R. Lethaby, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a fancy door with a curved top and two small windows on either side. In the center, there’s a shield with a flower pot on top, surrounded by swirly designs and leaves. The drawing is done in light pencil lines, with some areas filled in more heavily. The shield has the letters "A" and "E" with a symbol above them, and the whole thing sits under a small arch. The door frame looks old-fashioned, with thick columns and decorative carvings. If you like this kind of detailed drawing, check out cross-hatching.
A pencil drawing by W. R. Lethaby from 1850 depicts a lead cistern dated 1732, currently held in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The work served as the original illustration for page 135 of Lethaby's 1893 publication *Leadwork*.
Read the full account in the museum source.
William Richard Lethaby was an English architect and architectural historian whose ideas were highly influential on the late Arts and Crafts and early Modern movements in architecture, and in the fields of conservation and art education.
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