[ART] Sir Aston Webb, RA, FRIBA (1849-1930) English architect, active in the late 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century. He was President of the Royal Academy from 1919 to 1924. In London, Webb's best known works include the Queen Victoria Memorial and The Mall approach to, and the principal facade of, Buckingham Palace, which he re-designed in 1913. He also designed the Victoria and Albert Museum's main building (designed 1891, opened 1909), the Royal United Services Institute, Whitehall (1893-1895) and as part of The Mall scheme - Admiralty Arch (1908-1909). He also designed the Britannia Royal Naval College, Devon, where Royal Naval officers are still trained. ALS, 1924, 3pp, 4-1/2 x 5-3/4".Picture of Webb is NOT included.

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