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Philip Speakman Webb (1831 – 1915)

Philip Speakman Webb (1831-1915): Arquitecto británico pionero del movimiento Arts & Crafts, creador de la Red House y defensor de la belleza artesanal. ¡Descubre su influencia en Morris & Co.!

Galería William Morris (Walthamstow, Reino Unido)

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This full-size drawing for an embroidered frieze was produced for Morris & Co. by Philip Webb in around 1860. Webb was primarily an architect, notably designing Morris’ Red House, but was also a gifted draughtsman with a particular interest in the natural world. As a young boy, he studied the illustrations of Thomas Bewick, the influence of whom remained evident throughout Webb’s artistic output. William Morris would often ask Webb to draw the animals within his designs for wallpapers, tapestries and textiles, recognising his superior skill. See for example ‘Trellis’, Morris’s first wallpaper design (William Morris Gallery BLA472), and ‘The Forest’, a large tapestry woven at Merton Abbey in 1887, which also incorporates a peacock into its design alongside Morris’s swirling acanthus leaves. The finished frieze, known as

Detalles de la obra

Título: Design for
Artista: Philip Speakman Webb
Año: 1860
Dimensiones originales: 71.0 x 35.0 cm
Formato: Tall
Estado de derechos de autor: Dominio público
Dónde verla: Galería William Morris
Tipo de técnica o medio: WallArt
Periodo de creación: Early Period
Contexto del corpus: natural world interest , textile and wallpaper pattern

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Medium: Drawing
Subject or theme: Nature and wildlife
Movement: Arts and Crafts
Notable elements: Peacock with spread feathers, birds
Influences: Thomas Bewick
Artistic style: Naturalistic draughtsmanship
Dimensions: 71 x 35 cm

Design for

Philip Speakman Webb (1831 – 1915)

Galería William Morris (Walthamstow, Reino Unido)

Detalles de la obra

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