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William Kent: Architect, Designer, Opportunist Timothy Mowl
William Kent: Architect, Designer, Opportunist
Timothy Mowl
William Kent (1685-1748) was great without a hint of gravitas, a con man who became one of the artistic geniuses of his age. He was a high camp Yorkshire bachelor, brought back by Lord Burlington from an artistic apprenticeship in Rome where he had painted for a cardinal and won prizes from a pope.
320 pages, 16pp b/w plates, 8pp colour plates
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 7, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9781845951788 |
| Publishers | Vintage Publishing |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 230 × 26 mm · 430 g |
| Language | English |