Study for Drawing from Life at the Royal Academy, Somerset House, from Microcosm of London (recto); Study for Drawing from Life at the Royal Academy, Somerset House, from Microcosm of London
Augustus Charles Pugin
c. 1808
Medium
Graphite (recto and verso) on cream wove paper
Dimensions
21.2 × 27.5 cm (8 3/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
graphite
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
113135
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,...