Rejected Study, possibly for an illustration of the Custom House, from Microcosm of London (recto); Sketches of Workers with Barrels (verso)
Augustus Charles Pugin
c. 1809
Medium
Pen and brown ink with graphite (recto), and graphite (verso), on cream wove paper
Dimensions
19 × 24.3 cm (7 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
113124
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,...