William Kent
English, 1685 - 1748
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British painter, landscape architect (1685-1748)
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The Designs of Inigo Jones Consisting of Plans and Elevations for Publick and Private Buildings. Publish'd by William Kent, With some Additional Designs. The First [Second] Volume
The Designs of Inigo Jones Consisting of Plans and Elevations for Publick and Private Buildings. Publish'd by William Kent, With some Additional Designs. The First [Second] Volume
William Kent, William Kent, Bernard Baron, James Cole, Antoine Herisset, Hendrik Hulsberg, Pierre Fourdrinier · published 1727 · 2 volumes in 1: ill: engraved frontispiece by Bernard Baron after William Kent plus 97 engravings (68 full-page, 24 double-page, 5 folding, versos blank), 61 by Hendrik Hulsbergh after Henry Flitcroft, 24 by Pierre Fourdrinier after Flitcroft, 7 byJames Cole after William Kent, 2 by Fourdrinier after Kent, 2 by Antoine Herisset after Burlington Architects, 1 by Fourdrinier after Burlington Architects · Accession ID 1983.49.33
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The Plans, Elevations and Sections, of Holkham in Norfolk, the Seat of the late Earl of Leicester. To which are added the Cielings [sic] and Chimney-Pieces; and also a Descriptive Account of the Statues, Pictures and Drawings not in the former Edition
The Plans, Elevations and Sections, of Holkham in Norfolk, the Seat of the late Earl of Leicester. To which are added the Cielings [sic] and Chimney-Pieces; and also a Descriptive Account of the Statues, Pictures and Drawings not in the former Edition
John Roberts, Peter Mazell, Giovanni Vitalba, Edward Rooker, Robert Baldwin, Tobias Miller, Anthony Walker, Thomas Morris, Charles White, Placido Columbani, Matthew Brettingham · published 1773 · 1 vol: ill: 66 engravings (1 with 2 on the page, 57 full-page, 7 double-page or folding, versos blank) by Tobias Miller (37), Thomas Morris (6), Peter Mazell (5), Charles White (3), Placido Columbani (2), John Roberts (2), Edward Rooker (2), RobertBaldwin, Giovanni Vitalba, Anthony Walker (1 each) after Brettingham (18), James Miller (1), Inigo Jones (10), William Kent (9), Earl of Burlington (2) · Accession ID 1985.61.428
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Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect; Containing Plans, Elevations, and Sections; of the Regular Buildings Both Public and Private, in Great Britain. Comprised of One Hundred Folio Plates, Engrav'd by the Best Hands; Taken from the Buildings, or Original Designs By Woolfe and Gandon Architects. Vol IV.
Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect; Containing Plans, Elevations, and Sections; of the Regular Buildings Both Public and Private, in Great Britain. Comprised of One Hundred Folio Plates, Engrav'd by the Best Hands; Taken from the Buildings, or Original Designs By Woolfe and Gandon Architects. Vol IV.
Tobias Miller, Anthony Walker, Thomas White, Matthew Darly, John Roberts, James Gandon, John Woolfe · published 1767 · 1 vol: ill: engraved title-page and dedication, plus 80 engravings (18 double-page, rest full-page, versos blank), artists include: Woolfe and Gandon (9), Matthew Darly (41), Thomas White (22), Tobias Miller (3), Anthony Walker (2), Marley (1), JohnRoberts (1) after various architects · Accession ID 1985.61.442
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Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect, Containing The Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the Regular Buildings, both Publick and Private, In Great Britain. Comprised in One Hundred Folio Plates, Engrav'd by the best hands; Taken from the Buildings, Or Original Designs by Woolfe and Gandon Architects. Vol. IV
Vitruvius Britannicus, or the British Architect, Containing The Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the Regular Buildings, both Publick and Private, In Great Britain. Comprised in One Hundred Folio Plates, Engrav'd by the best hands; Taken from the Buildings, Or Original Designs by Woolfe and Gandon Architects. Vol. IV
John Roberts, Anthony Walker, Matthew Darly, Thomas White, Tobias Miller, John Woolfe, James Gandon · published 1767 · 1 vol: ill: engraved title-page and dedication, plus 80 engravings (18 double-page, rest full-page, versos blank), artists include: Woolfe and Gandon (9), Matthew Darly (41), Thomas White (22), Tobias Miller (3), Anthony Walker (2), Marley (1), JohnRoberts (1) after various architects · Accession ID 1985.61.447
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Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Perspective Views of the Gardens and Buildings at Kew in Surrey, the Seat of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Dowager of Wales. By William Chambers, Member of the Imperial Academy of Arts at Florence, and of the Royal Academy of Architecture at Paris, Architect to the King, and to Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales
Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Perspective Views of the Gardens and Buildings at Kew in Surrey, the Seat of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Dowager of Wales. By William Chambers, Member of the Imperial Academy of Arts at Florence, and of the Royal Academy of Architecture at Paris, Architect to the King, and to Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales
Paul Sandby, James Basire I, Tobias Miller, Charles Grignion, Edward Rooker, Francis Patton, William Woollett, Johann Sebastian Müller, Thomas Marlow, James Noual, Thomas Major, William Chambers · published 1763 · 1 vol: ill: 43 etching and engravings (3 folding, rest full-page, versos blank) by Edward Rooker (10), Tobias Miller (6), James Basire (4), Charles Grignion (3), William Woollett (2), Johann Sebastian Muller (2), Francis Patton (2), James Noual, ThomasMajor, Paul Sandby (1 each), after Chambers (20), Joshua Kirby (2), William Marlow (2), William Kent, John Smeaton, Johann Heinrich Muntz, Thomas Marlow, Thomas Sandby (1 each), 10 unsigned · Accession ID 1985.61.469
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The Plans, Elevations, and Sections; Chimney-Pieces, and Cielings [sic] of Houghton in Norfolk;
The Plans, Elevations, and Sections; Chimney-Pieces, and Cielings [sic] of Houghton in Norfolk;
Isaac Ware, Pierre Fourdrinier · published 1760 · 1 vol: ill: 28 engravings by Fourdrinier and Ware after designs by Ware, Kent, and Thomas Ripley · Accession ID 1985.42.3
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The First Book of Andrea Palladio's Architecture. Treating of the Five Orders; and What is most necessary in Building. Correctly drawn from his Original Work, publish'd by himself at Venice, Anno 1570. And accurately engraved by I. Ware.
The First Book of Andrea Palladio's Architecture. Treating of the Five Orders; and What is most necessary in Building. Correctly drawn from his Original Work, publish'd by himself at Venice, Anno 1570. And accurately engraved by I. Ware.
Isaac Ware, Andrea Palladio · published 1742 · bound volume with etched and engraved frontispiece by Isaac Ware after William Kent plus 30 engravings (all full-page, versos blank) by Ware and letterpress text · Accession ID 1983.49.55
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Fabbriche' Antiche Disegnate' da Andrea Palladio Vicentino e' Date in Luce' da Riccardo Conte' di Burlington.
Fabbriche' Antiche Disegnate' da Andrea Palladio Vicentino e' Date in Luce' da Riccardo Conte' di Burlington.
Andrea Palladio, Pierre Fourdrinier, George Vertue · published 1730 · 1 vol: ill: engraved title page by Pierre Fourdrinier after William Kent, engraved preface by George Vertue after Kent plus 22 engravings and 2 etchings (8 full-page, 16 double-page, versos blank) by Fourdrinier with 2 of these after Isaac Ware, allprinted in brown inks · Accession ID 1983.49.48