Frederick Mackenzie, Interior of Lincoln Cathedral

Interior of Lincoln Cathedral, November 1803

Frederick Mackenzie (ca. 1787 - 1854)

RA Collection: Art

A detailed line drawing of the interior of Lincoln Cathedral, viewed from the south aisle of the Angel Choir (this part of the choir was sometimes referred to as the presbytery as it was traditionally reserved for the clergy) with its 13th-century clerestory. On the far wall is the famous 15th century transi tomb (a tomb with a sculpture of a cadaver) of Bishop Richard Fleming, in front of the Fleming family's chantry chapel. The elaborate tombs on the right are those of Sir Nicholas de Cantilupe (d. 1355) and Canon Wimbishe of Norton.

Mackenzie was well-known as an architectural and topographical draughtsman and he produced many drawings for publishers and engravers. It is possible that this drawing was related to one of these projects.

This work comes from one of sixteen volumes of Royal Academy Annual Exhibition catalogues that were collected and extra-illustrated by the lawyer and antiquarian Edward Basil Jupp F.S.A. (1812 - 1877). The catalogues span the period from the first annual exhibition in 1769 up to 1875. Jupp added drawings, prints, letters and autographs by, or referring to, Academicians and other exhibitors at the Academy's annual exhibition.

E.B. Jupp was a solicitor who married Eliza Kay, daughter of the architect William Porden Kay. He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a clerk of the Carpenters' Company, of which he published a history. Jupp amassed a large collection of paintings by British and Dutch artists, drawings, prints, books and porcelain most of which was sold after his death, at Christie's in February 1878.

Many of the drawings in Jupp's Royal Academy extra-illustrated volumes were bought from art sales during the 1860s. He was also acquainted with a number of contemporary artists and several drawings in the later volumes (along with many of the letters and autographs) were sent from the artists themselves.

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Object details

Title
Interior of Lincoln Cathedral
Artist/designer
Frederick Mackenzie (ca. 1787 - 1854)
Date
November 1803
Object type
Drawing
Medium
Pencil on wove paper
Dimensions

210 mm x 284 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
03/5039
Acquisition
Given by Leverhulme Trust 1936
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