{"title":"Marvin, Philip J. (1849–1931)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilip J. Marvin (1849–1931) was born to James and Eliza Marvin at 25 Union-street, Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, in 1849. One of nine children, his father was an ironmonger on Portsea. James Marvin was highly respected in the local area, as his 1886 obituary attests: 'Sound principles, a kind heart, and a love of truth and justice, were prominent characteristics of our departed townsman… there were few men in Ryde more genuinely respected'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy 1871 Philip Marvin is listed as an architecture student, staying with family at Edmonton, Middlesex (now North London), and in 1874 he was awarded the Pugin Travelling Studentship of the Royal Academy for his magnificent Neo-Gothic 'Design for a Public Library for a large provincial town'. Subsequent sketches in our collection dated 1875 and 1876 evidence Marvin's Continental travels, in Italy, Switzerland, France and Germany, where he meticulously documents details of Medieval, Gothic and Renaissance ornament, architecture and art. Then further sketches from the late 1870s show Marvin drawing architectural details at grand Tudor residences, Haddon Hall in Derbyshire and Bramhall Hall in Cheshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1880s Marvin had numerous architectural drawings and designs published in architecture journals, such as the Architectural Association Sketchbook, The Builder and The Architect, including his Competition Design for the New Admiralty and War Offices in 1885. He appears to have had a preference for municipal and ecclesiastical buildings: in 1911 he is listed as Architect for the Admiralty, residing back in Ryde, and in 1915 he published a Royal Academy Exhibition design for a church in Malta. Many of Marvin's designs are in the RIBA archive at the V\u0026amp;A, including naval designs such as a 'Design for St Nicholas Church, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport, Devon', 1924, and  'Design for the Church of the Royal Marine Depot, Deal, Kent', 1926. In some cases he appears to have been working with the ecclesiastical architectural practice Goldie, Child \u0026amp; Goldie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhilst much of Marvin's work is in the Victorian Gothic Revival style, there is also an interesting  Arts and Crafts house design in the collection that seems to exemplify the close link between the two movements. Marvin's design shows a large seafront property, likely proposed for the Isle of Wight, which perhaps suggests a link to the Victorian cultural life of the island, which included Alfred Tennyson at Farringford, the Prinsep family, photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, and the artist George Frederic Watts. Julia Margaret Cameron had her large property on the island modified in a Gothic style, and the pioneering Victorian architect Philip Webb built a house for Watts at Freshwater in the Arts and Crafts style. The focus on crafted detail and historical reference were evidently central to Philip J. Marvin's practice, qualities shared with his innovative Ruskinian contemporaries.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"philip-j-marvin-architectural-panelling-elevation-maidstone-1877-watercolour-ka-410","title":"Philip J. Marvin, Architectural Panelling Elevation, Maidstone –1877 watercolour","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1877 watercolour painting, Philip J. Marvin, Architectural Elevation, Panelling at 30 Week St, Maidstone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautifully precise architectural elevation sketched by talented late-Victorian architect Philip J. 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Marvin (1849–1931).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen years later Charles Rennie Mackintosh sketched the same ironwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn brown ink. On paper laid down on card. One of a pair that we have for sale (see KA-414).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020387447113,"sku":"KA-415","price":31.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-415.jpg?v=1743514245"},{"product_id":"philip-j-marvin-wooden-coffin-palazzo-pubblico-siena-1876-watercolour-ka-419","title":"Philip J. Marvin, Wooden Coffin, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena – 1876 watercolour","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1876 watercolour painting, Philip J. Marvin, Wooden Coffin, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful study at the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, Italy by talented late-Victorian architect Philip J. 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Marvin (1849–1931).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarvin was born on the Isle of Wight, and this study is an early work by the young architect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn watermarked J Whatman paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note that this picture will ship rolled in a tube.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020388135241,"sku":"KA-423","price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-423.jpg?v=1743514250"},{"product_id":"philip-j-marvin-arts-crafts-house-design-isle-of-wight-c-1880s-watercolour-ka-425","title":"Philip J. Marvin, Arts \u0026 Crafts House Design, Isle of Wight –c.1880s watercolour","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1880s watercolour painting, Philip J. Marvin, Proposed Arts \u0026amp; Crafts House, Isle of Wight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stunning original architectural design for a proposed house by talented late-Victorian architect Philip J. Marvin (1849–1931). The location of the house is unidentified, but Marvin hailed from the Isle of Wight and returned there later in his career, so it is likely that the coastal location is on the island. It is assumed that this design remained a proposal and was never built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe imposing seven bedroom property is visioned in the new Arts and Crafts style. Included at the top of the drawing are two small floor plans showing that the main rooms are located at the front, along with the sweeping curved verandas and turret balcony, to benefit from the magnificent sea views. The bathroom, dressing room, servant's bedroom and kitchen (a sign of the times) are to the rear. The Arts and Crafts style sees many crafted and historical features incorporated into the design, such as the church-like weathervane and sundial, leaded windows, and the red tile hanging to the first storey walls, which were popular at the time to give a vernacular feel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch of Philip Marvin's architectural work was in Gothic Revival style, so it is interesting to consider the way in which historicism closely informed modern Arts and Crafts design. The potential Isle of Wight location is interesting too, in the context of the cultural life of the island at that time: Alfred Tennyson at Farringford, the Prinsep family, photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, and the artist George Frederic Watts, for whom the pioneering Arts and Crafts architect Philip Webb designed The Briary at Freshwater.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn watercolour with graphite.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52020389282121,"sku":"KA-425","price":480.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/ka-425.jpg?v=1743514254"},{"product_id":"philip-j-marvin-architectural-mouldings-haddon-hall1877-watercolour-painting-kb-913","title":"Philip J. Marvin, Architectural Mouldings, Haddon Hall–1877 watercolour painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1877 watercolour painting – Philip J. 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The wax model is in the Bargello National Museum in Florence, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTintoretto's oil painting is in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn paper laid down on card.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948277395785,"sku":"KB-924","price":52.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kb-924.jpg?v=1757941222"},{"product_id":"philip-j-marvin-notre-dame-en-vaux-chalons-en-champagne-1875-watercolour-kb-930","title":"Philip J. Marvin, Notre-Dame-en-Vaux, Châlons-en-Champagne – 1875 watercolour","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1875 watercolour painting – Philip J. Marvin, Gothic Spire of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux, Châlons-en-Champagne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautifully precise sheet of architectural details sketched by talented late-Victorian architect Philip J. Marvin (1849–1931). The drawings show the Gothic style spire and girouette of the church of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux at Châlons-en-Champagne, a major masterpiece in Marne, to the east of Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash. On paper laid down on backing card.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52948277789001,"sku":"KB-930","price":110.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/kb-930.jpg?v=1757941231"}],"url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/en-eu\/collections\/marvin-philip-j-1849-1931.oembed","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}