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Graphite drawing of a grand interior hall with a vaulted ceiling, chandelier, and rows of small figures seated in the foreground.

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

A pencil drawing of a vast hall with a vaulted, coffered ceiling, tall pilasters along the walls, and a large chandelier hanging at center. Rows of small seated figures fill the foreground, with a raised platform at the far end. The sketch is in fine graphite lines on cream paper.

Artist
Augustus Charles Pugin
Date
c. 1808
Medium
Graphite on cream wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1291 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1813).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection

Español: Estudio para el Freemason's Hall, Great Queen Street, interior

Un dibujo a lápiz de un amplio salón con techo abovedado y artesonado, pilastras altas a lo largo de los muros y una gran lámpara de araña colgando en el centro. En primer plano se distinguen filas de pequeñas figuras sentadas, y al fondo hay una plataforma elevada. Trazos finos de grafito sobre papel crema.

Português: Estudo para o Freemason's Hall, Great Queen Street, interior

Um desenho a lápis de um grande salão com teto abobadado e caixotões, pilastras altas ao longo das paredes e um grande lustre suspenso no centro. Em primeiro plano, fileiras de pequenas figuras sentadas ocupam o espaço, e ao fundo há uma plataforma elevada. Traços finos de grafite sobre papel creme.