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Sir John Vanbrugh
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Sir John Vanbrugh

Date1733
After work by
Engraver 1684 - 1756
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1979-73
DescriptionLower margin reads: "G. Kneller Bar.t Pinx.t/ I Faber fecit 1733. / S.r John / Vanbrugh"

State IILabel TextSir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) was an English architect, playwright and member of the Kit-Cat Club. He is best known for desiging Bleheim Palace and Castle Howard. He also designed the Belevedere Tower depicted in the background of the portrait print of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle and Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln (1982-80).ProvenanceBefore 1979, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1979-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
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