Architectural Drawing Att. To Richard Hayward

Art

Historic Charleston Foundation

Plan for Wragg Monument

Name/Title

Architectural Drawing Att. To Richard Hayward

Entry/Object ID

92.10.1

Description

Attributed To Richard Hayward Architectural drawing for Monument to William Wragg London, England c.1779 Pen watercolor and wash on paper Architectural Drawing Attributed To Richard Hayward, Pen Watercolor and Wash on Paper. Drawing Illustrates a Rectangular Monument with Pediment Depicting a Bas Relief of a Shipwreck, a Grieving/Allegorical Female Figure Leans Against It. Being the Design For the Monument To William Wragg in Westminster Abbey. Wragg Was a Member of the Sc Royal Council and Is the Only Colonial American Figure Memorialized in Westminster Abbey. the Design Combined Traditional Elements From Traditional Sculpture with Newer Taste and Specific Details of Wragg's Drowning. the Shape of the Monument Is Similar To James Gibbs's Book of Architecture. William Wragg (1714-77) Was One of Charleston's Most Well Known Revolutionary Loyalists. Son of Chalreston and London Merhcnat Samuel Wragg and His Huguenot Wife Marie Dubose. Attended Westminster School and the Middle Temple, London. Practiced Law in London Before Returning To Sc. Inherited Ashley Barony From His Father and Was One of the Colony's Wealthiest Men. Appointed To Royal Council in 1756 But Lost His Post in a Disagreement Over Taxes with Lord Lyttleton See (91.1.1). Wragg Refused the Oath of Abjuration During the Revolution and Was Banished From Sc in 1777. He and His Seven Year Old Son Sailed For Amsterdam, Leaving His Wife (and First Cousin) and Three Daughters in Charleston. His Ship Sank Near Holland on September 22, 1777 and Wragg Drowned Rescuing His Son, Who Was Saved. Wragg's Sister Commissioned His Monument. the Actual Monument Has Dolphin-Like Creatures Supporting the "Alter" Rather Than the Paw Feet in the Drawing.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

92.10.

Source or Donor

Bull Jr., Francis Kinloch

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Francis Kinloch Bull, Jr.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Location

Building

NR STORAGE

Moved By

Red

Date

July 24, 1998

Notes

Until: / /

Location

Building

NR 303 blanket chest

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

Charlestonians Abroad Catalogue P.173-175

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Location Details1: 1

Created By

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Create Date

July 24, 1998

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

March 30, 2023