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Sir John Vanbrugh (/ ˈ v æ n b r ə /; 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.
Apr 12, 2024 · Sir John Vanbrugh (baptized Jan. 24, 1664, London, Eng.—died March 26, 1726, London) was a British architect who brought the English Baroque style to its culmination in Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire. He was also one of the dramatists of the Restoration comedy of manners.
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John Vanbrugh created many disparate works, and this is a list of many of the notable ones. Castle Howard, c. 1699 (west wing designed by Sir Thomas Robinson only completed in early 19th century). The architect's own house in Whitehall, 1700–1701, known as "Goose-Pie House", demolished 1898.
Sir John Vanbrugh, an Englishman of Dutch extraction (known in his earlier days as ‘Van Brugg’ or ‘Vanbrook’), whose extraordinary career encompassed remarkable activities as dramatist, architect, and opera impresario, not to mention erstwhile soldier-adventurer, East India Company man, prisoner in the Bastille, Comptroller of the Works ...
Sir John Vanbrugh (pronounced "Van'-bru") (January 24, 1664?–March 26, 1726) was an English architect and dramatist, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace.
Sir John Vanbrugh, (baptized Jan. 24, 1664, London, Eng.—died March 26, 1726, London), English dramatist and architect. He began writing while serving as a soldier. He specialized in the comedy of manners; his successful plays include The Relapse (1696) and The Provok’d Wife (1697).
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Learn about John Vanbrugh, a versatile and influential figure in the English Enlightenment. He was a playwright, a prisoner, a rival to William Talman, and a pioneer of the ha-ha and the Palladian landscape.
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