John Vanbrugh
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Sir John Vanbrugh was an English architect, dramatist and herald, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. He wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies
Portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, c. 1705
Sketch of the infamous French state prison the Bastille in Paris, where Vanbrugh was incarcerated
The Queen's Theatre, by William Capon
Vanbrugh Castle in Greenwich, south London
Castle Howard
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Castle Howard is an English country house in Henderskelfe, North Yorkshire, 15 miles north of York. A private residence, it has been the home of the Carlisle branch of the Howard family for more than
John Vanbrugh
…24 January 1664 (baptised) – 26 March 1726) was an English architect, dramatist and herald, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. He wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies, The Relapse (1696) and The Provoked Wife (1697), which have become enduring stage…
South (garden) face of Castle Howard
A view of John Vanbrugh's complete project for Castle Howard, from the north, published in the third volume of Vitruvius Britannicus in 1725.
A view of Castle Howard in 1819, from the north-west, showing the contrasting Palladian West Wing at right, which was built in the mid-18th century
The Great Hall by Vanbrugh, paintings by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini The dome was recreated in 1961 after its destruction by fire in 1940, and repainted by Scott Medd