SIGNATURE OF THE DESIGNER OF THE CENOTAPH LUTYENS (Sir Edwin Landseer, 1869-1944, Architect, R.A.)

Fine Signature and date on a card 3¾” x 2”, no place, 1st March

Lutyens is known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. He designed many English country houses, war memorials, most notably the Cenotaph, and public buildings. The architectural historian Gavin Stamp described him as "surely the greatest British architect of the twentieth (or of any other) century". Lutyens played an instrumental role in designing and building New Delhi which would later on serve as the seat of the Government of India. In recognition of his contribution, New Delhi is also known as "Lutyens Delhi". He also designed Viceroy's House, which is now known as the Rashtrapati Bhavan. In 1924 he completed the supervision of the construction of what is perhaps his most popular design: Queen Mary's Dolls' House. This four-storey Palladian villa was built in 1/12 scale and is now a permanent exhibit in the public area of Windsor Castle. It was not conceived or built as a plaything for children; its goal was to exhibit the finest British craftsmanship of the period.

Item Date:  1926

Stock No:  42469      £145

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