Drawing

This design by Pugin is for a panel in the House of Lords Library which was to show the arms of Lord Chancellors. There is a shield with a helmet above and a scroll below, with a background of swirling mantling and border of quatrefoil flowers is shown.

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) is widely considered as one of the most significant and influential architects, designers and theorists of the 19th century. Following his conversion to Catholicism in 1835, he identified the Gothic style with Christian architecture and his work and writings inspired and framed the Gothic Revival. In 'Contrasts', published in 1836, he condemned classical forms and ardently praised 14th and 15th-century architecture. Pugin is best remembered for his work on the Palace of Westminster.