Augustus Welby Pugin

Augustus Welby Pugin
Unidentified painter, Public domain

(1812–1852) brittisk arkitekt

Augustus Welby Pugin (1812–1852) is listed in the catalogue as a designer. By year of birth, Augustus Welby Pugin belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation and the first designers’ in this site’s history of art.

Augustus Welby Pugin was born in Bloomsbury and died in Ramsgate. Augustus Welby Pugin trained at Christ's Hospital. Augustus Welby Pugin worked in United Kingdom. The students included Jean-Baptiste Bethune.

One of the best-known works is ‘Palace of Westminster’. The catalogue has 104 works by Augustus Welby Pugin with free images. The dated works span the years 1823–1904. Works by Augustus Welby Pugin are held by Yale Center for British Art and Birmingham Museums Trust.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Michael Thonet and Owen Jones.