Henry Hugh Armstead RA, Nude study of an old man for a doorway design, c. 1883.
Pencil and white gouache on blue/green wove paper. 352 mm x 251 mm.
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Henry Hugh Armstead RA, Nude study of an old man for a doorway design, c. 1883.
Pencil and white gouache on blue/green wove paper. 352 mm x 251 mm.
This image is not available to download. To licence this image for commercial purposes, contact our Picture Library at picturelibrary@royalacademy.org.uk
Nude study of an old man for a doorway design, c. 1883
Henry Hugh Armstead RA (1828 - 1905)
RA Collection: Art
According to Armstead's handwritten key, this is a study for his design for the doorway of the Grand Métropole Hotel in Northumberland Avenue, London (now known as the Metropole Building) which opened in 1885. The architects, were Frederick and Horace Francis (1818-1896 and 1821-1894 respectively).
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352 mm x 251 mm
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