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philip speakman webb (1831 – 1915)

Philip Speakman Webb (1831-1915): Pioneer of Arts & Crafts architecture. Designer of Red House, he championed simplicity, vernacular design, and handcrafted beauty. Explore his influence on Morris & Co. at ArtsDot.

William Morris Gallery (Walthamstow, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo)

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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

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Osnovne informacije

  • 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

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