The Bad Taste of the Town
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The Bad Taste of the Town is an early print by the British artist William Hogarth, first published in February 1723. The small print – 5 by 6 inches – mocks the contemporary fashion for foreign cultur
Later state of the print ("Pasquin" replaced by "Ben Johnson").
King's Theatre, Haymarket before a fire in 1789
Caricature of Cuzzoni, Berenstadt and Senesino.
Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington was a British architect and politician often called the "Apollo of the Arts" and the "Architect Earl". The son of the 2nd Earl of Burlington and 3rd Earl of Cork,
Portrait by Jonathan Richardson, c. 1718
Portrait of Richard Boyle as a boy, with his sister, Lady Jane Boyle, c. 1700
Mezzotint of Burlington
Palazzo facade drawn by Andrea Palladio, purchased in Italy by Inigo Jones. Burlington purchased it from the heirs of Jones' pupil John Webb and adapted it for the London house of General Wade. Note the Palladian window.