Study for Old Bailey, from Microcosm of London
The Charles Deering Collection
Catalogue
- Year
- 1807
- Dimensions
- 19.8 × 26 cm (7 13/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Augustus Charles Pugin
Artist
Augustus Charles Pugin was a French-born British artist, architectural draughtsman and writer. He was born in Paris to a Swiss father, and Pugin himself was to spend most of his adult life in England. Pugin left France during the French Revolutionary Wars period for unclear reasons about 1798 and later entered the Royal Academy Schools in London, England to improve his skills. Shortly afterwards he obtained a position as an architectural draughtsman with the architect John Nash. After considering and abandoning a career in architecture Pugin married and settled on a career as a commercial artist working primarily for publishers of illustrated books. He was a skilful watercolourist as well as an accomplished draftsman.
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Record
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- Augustus Charles Pugin
- Year
- 1807
- Dimensions
- 19.8 × 26 cm (7 13/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1807-525143
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified