A watercolour drawing of a room draped in black, with the body of King George IV at the far end.

Augustus Charles Pugin, father of the architect and writer Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, was a prolific artist, working across many fields. He became a draughtsman for John Nash, the architect favoured by George IV, and made designs for furniture and fittings for Carlton House (see, for example, Victoria & Albert Museum, inv.no.E.788-1970).