Corinthian order

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  • Reference
    • GB 1694 NMC/0341B
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1908
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 2 of 3
  • Digital Content

Scope and Content

Details of Corinthian order, from the monument of Lysicrates, Athens.

Administrative / Biographical History

William Gilmour Wilson was born in 1856 at Rothesay and was a student at the Glasgow School of Art. In 1880 he set up independent practice at 134 Wellington Street, Glasgow, and was admitted ARIBA in 1881 and FRIBA in 1905.
After the First World War his practice located in central London, and 1928 he took his son John William Gilmour Wilson into partnership as W G Wilson & Son.
Wilson was one of the founders of the Glasgow Architectural Association and was its first Vice-President.

Note

William Gilmour Wilson was born in 1856 at Rothesay and was a student at the Glasgow School of Art. In 1880 he set up independent practice at 134 Wellington Street, Glasgow, and was admitted ARIBA in 1881 and FRIBA in 1905.
After the First World War his practice located in central London, and 1928 he took his son John William Gilmour Wilson into partnership as W G Wilson & Son.
Wilson was one of the founders of the Glasgow Architectural Association and was its first Vice-President.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

pen and wash on paper
Dimensions: 770 x 560 mm

Additional Information

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Geographical Names

Greece