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Pencil study of a church with clock tower and crowded market stalls, with handwritten note in upper margin.

Study for Covent Garden Market, Westminster Election, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pen and ink sketch of a theatre auditorium with a draped proscenium arch, curved balconies, and seating, inscribed Covent Gar

Study for Covent Garden Theatre, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, 1807

Pencil study of a tiered theater auditorium with curving balconies, chandeliers, and a draped stage arch.

Study for An Oratorio-Covent Garden Theater, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil study of a classical interior with columns, coffered ceiling, and men seated around a long table.

Study for Board Room of the Admiralty, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil study of a riverside row of buildings with masted ships and rowboats on the Thames.

Study for Custom House, from the River Thames, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil sketch of a crowded arcaded interior hall with a chandelier, clock, and figures in period dress in perspective.

Study for The Long Room, Custom House, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil sketch of a crowded debating hall with a domed ceiling, a speaker on a raised platform, and seated audience rows.

Study for Debating Society in Piccadilly, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil sketch of an arched interior hall with seated officials on a raised bench and crowds of standing figures.

Study for Doctor's Commons, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pen and pencil sketch of a theater interior with tiered galleries and a stage scene of costumed figures and a draped banner.

Study for Drurylane Theater, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil study of a columned market hall interior with a gallery and a crowd of figures in hats and coats in the foreground.

Study for Corn Exchange, Mark Lane, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil sketch of a crowded exhibition gallery with curved walls hung with framed pictures and visitors in period dress.

Study for Exhibition of Water Colored Drawings, Old Bond Steet, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil sketch of St Paul's Cathedral seen across a crowded London street with a large brick building at right.

Study for Fire in London, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil study of a tall building facade in perspective with small sketched figures and people walking in the street below.

Study for Fleet Prison, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil perspective study of a crowded hall with galleries, arched windows, and a pulpit with a standing figure.

Study for Foundling Hospital, the Chapel, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil drawing of an ornate interior hall with columns, vaulted ceiling, chandeliers, and a crowd of figures.

Study for Freemason's Hall, Great Queen Street, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil drawing of a Gothic hall interior with vaulted ceiling, ornate balcony, torch-bearing figure and small crowd.

Study for Guild Hall, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil study of a domed hall interior with crowded galleries, arched windows and a large painted panel at the far end.

Study for Common Council Chamber, Guild Hall, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil study of a Gothic hall with crowds of men seated in tiers beneath pointed arches and a tall arched window.

Study for Guild Hall, Examination of a Bankrupt Before His Creditors, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil drawing of an ornate hall with a balcony, chandelier, and crowds of costumed figures below.

Study for Herald's College, The Hall, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil sketch of a hospital ward interior with rows of beds, a vaulted roof, and figures in long dresses.

Study for Hospital, Middlesex, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil study of a crowded sale room with classical statues in niches, an oval skylight, and figures gathered below.

Study for India House, the Sale Room, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Pencil sketch of a city square with townhouses, chimneys, awnings, and pedestrians, studied for a Microcosm of London print.

Study for King's Bench Prison, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil perspective drawing of an arcaded interior with hanging lanterns, a coffered ceiling, columns, and small figures and h

Study for King's Mews, Charing Cross, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil and pen sketch of Astley's Theatre interior with a central chandelier, tiered boxes and a crowded audience.

Study for Astley's Theatre (recto); Study for Crystal Chadeliers in Astley's Amphiteatre (verso)

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil sketch of a skylit dining hall with long tables and many seated women, plus two standing figure studies at upper left.

Study for Dining Hall, Asylum

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil sketch of a Gothic hall with vaulted ceilings, pointed arches, and small figures standing and seated within.

Study for Lambeth Palace, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1808

Pencil study of a grand interior hall with columns, wall clocks, arched ceiling and many small figures gathered below.

Study for Lloyd's Subscription Room, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Pencil study of a long London market building with gabled roofs and sketched figures crowding the street below.

Study for Leaden Hall Market, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Pen and wash interior study of a colonnaded hall with coffered ceiling, central arched window, and hanging chandelier.

Study for Egyptian Hall Mansion House, from Microcosm of London

Augustus Charles Pugin, c. 1809

Woodblock print of a rocky coast with boats on rough blue waves, travelers on the beach, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Shimosa Province: Choshi Beach on the Outer Bay (Shimosa, Choshi no hama Toura), from the series "Famous Places in th…

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1853