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'''Augustus Charles Pugin''', born Auguste-Charles Pugin, (1762&ndash;1832) was an Anglo-French artist, architectural [[draughtsman]], and writer on [[medieval architecture]].<ref name="Columbia">{{cite encyclopedia |year=1963 |title =Pugin, Augustus Charles |encyclopedia=The Columbia Encyclopedia |publisher=Columbia University Press |edition=3rd |location=New York |lccn=6320205}}</ref> He was born in [[Paris]], then the [[Kingdom of France]], but his father was [[Swiss people|Swiss]], and Pugin himself was to spend most of his life in [[England]].
'''Augustus Charles Pugin''' (born '''Auguste-Charles Pugin'''; 1762 – 19 December 1832) was a French-born British artist, draughtsman and writer.<ref name="Columbia">{{cite encyclopedia |year=1963 |title =Pugin, Augustus Charles |encyclopedia=The Columbia Encyclopedia |publisher=Columbia University Press |edition=3rd |location=New York |lccn=63020205}}</ref> He was born in [[Paris]] to a [[Swiss people|Swiss]] father, and Pugin himself was to spend most of his 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 (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.

Pugin left France during the [[French Revolution|Revolutionary]] period for unclear reasons about 1798 and later entered the [[Royal Academy]] Schools in London to improve his skills. Shortly afterwards he obtained a position as an architectural draughtsman with the architect [[John Nash (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.

==Drawings==
==Drawings==
[[File:Augustus Charles Pugin - Design for a Sofa in the Gothic Revival Style - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Augustus Charles Pugin – Design for a Sofa in the Gothic Revival Style – Google Art Project]]
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Pugin produced views of London, and plates for books about [[Westminster Abbey]], [[Oxford University|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] universities and [[Winchester College]]. He often collaborated with other artists, notably [[Thomas Rowlandson]]. His later works included illustrations for ''Specimens of Gothic Architecture'' (1821–23), ''The Royal Pavilion at Brighton'' (1826), ''Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain'' (1826), ''Specimens of the Architectural Antiquities of Normandy'' (1827), ''Illustrations of the Public Buildings of London'' (1825 to 1828), and ''Paris and its Environs'' (1829 to 1831), and ''Examples of Gothic Architecture'' (1831). He also produced a book of furniture designs called ''Gothic Furniture'', and assisted architects with detailing for their gothic designs. He ran a drawing school at his house in Great Russell Street, [[Bloomsbury]]. His students included [[William Frederick Lake Price|W. Lake Price]], [[James Pennethorne]], [[Thomas Talbot Bury|Talbot Bury]], [[James Harvey D'Egville|J. D'Egville]], [[Benjamin Ferrey|B. Ferrey]], the architect Francis T. Dollman, and the comedian [[Charles James Mathews]].<ref>[[s:Pugin, Augustus Charles (DNB00)|Pugin, Augustus Charles DNB]]</ref>


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Pugin produced views of London, jointly creating the illustrations for the ''[[Microcosm of London]]'' (1808–1811) published by [[Rudolph Ackermann]], followed by plates for Ackermann's books about [[Westminster Abbey]], [[Oxford University|Oxford]] and [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] universities, and [[Winchester College]]. He often collaborated with other artists, notably [[Thomas Rowlandson]]. His later works included illustrations for ''Specimens of Gothic Architecture'' (1821–1823), ''The Royal Pavilion at Brighton'' (1826), ''Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain'' (1826), ''Specimens of the Architectural Antiquities of Normandy'' (1827), ''Illustrations of the Public Buildings of London'' (1825 to 1828), ''Paris and its Environs'' (1829 to 1831), and ''Examples of Gothic Architecture'' (1831). He also produced a book of furniture designs called ''Gothic Furniture'', and assisted architects with detailing for their gothic designs. He ran a drawing school at his house in Great Russell Street, [[Bloomsbury]]. His students included [[William Frederick Lake Price|W. Lake Price]], [[James Pennethorne]], [[Thomas Talbot Bury|Talbot Bury]], [[James Harvey D'Egville|J. D'Egville]], [[Benjamin Ferrey|B. Ferrey]], the architect Francis T. Dollman, and the comedian [[Charles James Mathews]].<ref>{{cite DNB |wstitle= Pugin, Augustus Charles |volume= 47 |last= Waterhouse |first= Paul |author-link= Paul Waterhouse |pages= 5-6 |short= 1}}</ref>
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Pugin, along with J. Morgan, also designed the [[Diorama]] building in [[Regents Park]] in 1823, to house and display the Dioramas of [[Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre]] (1787–1851), a year after the debut of his Paris original in 1822. These exhibitions in London displayed eight of the Daguerre Dioramas (1823-1832), which were also exhibited on tour in Liverpool, Manchester, Dublin and Edinburgh (1825-1836).


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Pugin, along with J. Morgan, also designed the [[The Diorama, Regent's Park|diorama building in Regent's Park]] in 1823, to house and display the Dioramas of [[Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre]] (1787–1851), a year after the debut of his Paris original in 1822. These exhibitions in London displayed eight of the Daguerre Dioramas (1823–1832), which were also exhibited on tour in Liverpool, Manchester, Dublin and Edinburgh (1825–1836).
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Pugin married Catherine Welby of the Lincolnshire Welby family of [[Denton, Lincolnshire|Denton]] and his developing interest in the Gothic was to be magnified in the career of their son [[Augustus Welby Pugin]], an architect who was the leading advocate of Gothicism in 19th century England and the designer of the [[Palace of Westminster]], home of the United Kingdom Parliament. His son also sometimes assisted him in some of his publications.<ref name="Columbia"/>

{|
| [[File:Diorama diagram.jpg|right|thumb|[[Diorama#The Daguerre Dioramas|Diorama Building]], 1823, by A. Pugin]]
| [[Image:Westminster Hall edited.jpg|thumb|[[Westminster Hall]] as drawn by Pugin, with figures by [[Thomas Rowlandson]].]]
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Pugin married Catherine Welby of the Lincolnshire Welby family of [[Denton, Lincolnshire|Denton]] and his developing interest in the Gothic was to be magnified in the career of their son [[Augustus Welby Pugin]], an architect who was the leading advocate of Gothicism in 19th century England and the designer of the [[Palace of Westminster]], home of the United Kingdom Parliament. Catherine Welby's brother Adlard Welby was great-great-grandfather to [[Joyce Lussu]] and [[Massimo Salvadori|Max Salvadori]]. His son also sometimes assisted him in some of his publications.<ref name="Columbia" />
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* {{Citation
|date = 1808
|title = Microcosm of London
|author= Rudolph Ackermann
|others=Illustrated by Augustus Charles Pugin and [[Thomas Rowlandson]]
|author-link = Rudolph Ackermann
}}. [https://openlibrary.org/books/OL7021107M/Microcosm_of_London 1904 reprint] + [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Microcosm_of_London Illustrations]
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Latest revision as of 16:09, 5 December 2024

Not to be confused with his son Augustus Pugin.

Augustus Charles Pugin
Born
Auguste-Charles Pugin

1762
Paris, France
Died19 December 1832(1832-12-19) (aged 69–70)
London, England
EducationRoyal Academy
SpouseCatherine Welby
ChildrenAugustus Pugin

Augustus Charles Pugin (born Auguste-Charles Pugin; 1762 – 19 December 1832) was a French-born British artist, draughtsman and writer.[1] He was born in Paris to a Swiss father, and Pugin himself was to spend most of his 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.

Drawings

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Augustus Charles Pugin – Design for a Sofa in the Gothic Revival Style – Google Art Project

Pugin produced views of London, jointly creating the illustrations for the Microcosm of London (1808–1811) published by Rudolph Ackermann, followed by plates for Ackermann's books about Westminster Abbey, Oxford and Cambridge universities, and Winchester College. He often collaborated with other artists, notably Thomas Rowlandson. His later works included illustrations for Specimens of Gothic Architecture (1821–1823), The Royal Pavilion at Brighton (1826), Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain (1826), Specimens of the Architectural Antiquities of Normandy (1827), Illustrations of the Public Buildings of London (1825 to 1828), Paris and its Environs (1829 to 1831), and Examples of Gothic Architecture (1831). He also produced a book of furniture designs called Gothic Furniture, and assisted architects with detailing for their gothic designs. He ran a drawing school at his house in Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury. His students included W. Lake Price, James Pennethorne, Talbot Bury, J. D'Egville, B. Ferrey, the architect Francis T. Dollman, and the comedian Charles James Mathews.[2]

Pugin, along with J. Morgan, also designed the diorama building in Regent's Park in 1823, to house and display the Dioramas of Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre (1787–1851), a year after the debut of his Paris original in 1822. These exhibitions in London displayed eight of the Daguerre Dioramas (1823–1832), which were also exhibited on tour in Liverpool, Manchester, Dublin and Edinburgh (1825–1836).

Pugin married Catherine Welby of the Lincolnshire Welby family of Denton and his developing interest in the Gothic was to be magnified in the career of their son Augustus Welby Pugin, an architect who was the leading advocate of Gothicism in 19th century England and the designer of the Palace of Westminster, home of the United Kingdom Parliament. Catherine Welby's brother Adlard Welby was great-great-grandfather to Joyce Lussu and Max Salvadori. His son also sometimes assisted him in some of his publications.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pugin, Augustus Charles". The Columbia Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). New York: Columbia University Press. 1963. LCCN 63020205.
  2. ^ Waterhouse, Paul (1896). "Pugin, Augustus Charles" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 47. pp. 5–6.

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