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Nicholas Hawksmoor
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Nicholas Hawksmoor was an English architect. He was a leading figure of the English Baroque style of architecture in the late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth centuries. Hawksmoor worked alongside the
Nicholas Hawksmoor
Nicholas Hawksmoor
King William Block (1699–1702), Greenwich Hospital, west facade.
King William Block (1699–1702), Greenwich Hospital, west facade.
Easton Neston House, Northamptonshire (c.1695–1710); the flanking, secondary wings and cupola were never built
Easton Neston House, Northamptonshire (c.1695–1710); the flanking, secondary wings and cupola were never built
Clarendon Building (1712–13), Oxford, south front.
Clarendon Building (1712–13), Oxford, south front.
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
Nicholas Hawksmoor
…of the most notable buildings of the period, including St Paul's Cathedral, Wren's City of London churches, Greenwich Hospital, Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. Part of his work has been correctly attributed to him only relatively recently, and his influence has reached several poets and authors of the twentieth…
South (garden) face of Castle Howard
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 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
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 repaint
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