All Soul's College from the Radcliffe Library
Augustus Charles Pugin
1810/20
Medium
Watercolor with pen and brown ink on cream wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
20.2 × 28.7 cm (8 × 11 5/16 in.)
Classification
watercolor
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
38994
About the Artist
Augustus Charles Pugin · 1762–1832
Augustus Charles Pugin (1762–1832) was a pioneering architectural draughtsman and engraver whose meticulous illustrations played a pivotal role in reviving interest in Britain's medieval Gothic heritage. Born in France, Pugin relocated to London around 1792, where he quickly established himself as a master of topographical and architectural rendering. Working primarily in engraving and watercolor,...