Blenheim Palace (category John Vanbrugh buildings) duchess, and lasting damage to the reputation of the architect Sir John Vanbrugh. Designed in the rare, and short-lived, English Baroque style, architectural... 75 KB (8,773 words) - 08:24, 5 April 2024 |
comedy in the 1690s, the "softer" comedies of William Congreve and John Vanbrugh reflected mutating cultural perceptions and great social change. The... 33 KB (4,402 words) - 13:57, 4 April 2024 |
Castle Howard (category John Vanbrugh buildings) creation of Castle Howard, began in 1699, with the start of design work by John Vanbrugh. It was completed with the decoration of the Long Gallery in 1811. The... 22 KB (2,272 words) - 23:12, 28 April 2024 |
Vanbrugh Castle is a house designed and built by John Vanbrugh for his own family, located on Maze Hill on the eastern edge of Greenwich Park in London... 9 KB (1,099 words) - 16:49, 1 January 2024 |
Grimsthorpe Castle (category John Vanbrugh buildings) Sir John Vanbrugh to design a Baroque front to the house to celebrate his ennoblement as the first Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. It is Vanbrugh's last... 13 KB (1,555 words) - 18:20, 19 January 2024 |
on the site was established in 1705 by the architect and playwright John Vanbrugh as the Queen's Theatre. Legitimate drama unaccompanied by music was... 70 KB (8,268 words) - 21:09, 22 December 2023 |
Kit-Cat Club (category John Vanbrugh) the club's membership were writers such as William Congreve, John Locke, Sir John Vanbrugh, and Joseph Addison, and politicians including Duke of Somerset... 10 KB (1,187 words) - 10:21, 12 January 2024 |
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... 11 KB (1,124 words) - 18:35, 9 February 2024 |
-1.05452 Vanbrugh College is one of the eleven colleges of the University of York. It was opened in 1967 and is named after Sir John Vanbrugh, designer... 11 KB (1,233 words) - 08:27, 22 April 2024 |
Seaton Delaval Hall (category John Vanbrugh buildings) Located between Seaton Sluice and Seaton Delaval, it was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh in 1718 for Admiral George Delaval; it is now owned by the National... 19 KB (1,819 words) - 14:36, 24 February 2024 |
The Provoked Wife (category Plays by John Vanbrugh) The Provoked Wife (1697) is the second original comedy written by John Vanbrugh. It made its first appearance in Lincoln's Inn Fields in May, 1697. The... 8 KB (997 words) - 23:31, 19 December 2023 |
Blackheath, London (redirect from Vanbrugh Park) ward is named Lee Park. Its northern neighbourhood of Vanbrugh Park is also known as St John's Blackheath and despite forming a projection has amenities... 37 KB (3,775 words) - 18:14, 6 April 2024 |
Kimbolton Castle (category John Vanbrugh buildings) rebuilding of the south wing, which had fallen down, to a design by Sir John Vanbrugh. The 4th Duke of Manchester commissioned Robert Adam to design the gatehouse... 6 KB (473 words) - 16:58, 9 April 2024 |
Nicholas Hawksmoor (category John Vanbrugh) alongside the principal architects of the time, Christopher Wren and John Vanbrugh, and contributed to the design of some of the most notable buildings... 27 KB (3,191 words) - 22:36, 28 April 2024 |
Royal Hospital, the architect Sir John Vanbrugh lived (1719-1726) in a house of his own design, now known as Vanbrugh Castle, overlooking the park on what... 4 KB (469 words) - 23:12, 22 August 2021 |
Sir John Vanbrugh A Biography, Kerry Downes, 1987, Sidgwick and Jackson, ISBN 0-283-99497-5 Beard, Geoffery (1986). The work of John Vanbrugh. Batsford... 127 KB (4,568 words) - 08:18, 29 April 2024 |
Vanbrugh may refer to: Irene Vanbrugh, English actress John Vanbrugh, English playwright and architect Philip VanBrugh, naval commander Violet Vanbrugh... 342 bytes (70 words) - 21:07, 12 October 2018 |
Charles Vanbrugh (c. 1680 – 2 November 1740) was an officer of the Royal Navy and member of parliament for Plymouth. Born in Chester, Charles Vanbrugh was... 4 KB (370 words) - 02:52, 6 February 2024 |
Thomas Otway • Thomas Shadwell • James Shirley • Richard Steele • Sir John Vanbrugh • Webster and Tourneur • William Wycherley Mermaid Series, seriesofseries... 9 KB (802 words) - 06:00, 20 July 2023 |
The Relapse (category Plays by John Vanbrugh) or, Virtue in Danger is a Restoration comedy from 1696 written by John Vanbrugh. The play is a sequel to Colley Cibber's Love's Last Shift, or, The... 30 KB (4,285 words) - 01:26, 10 January 2024 |
Barnes (11 June 1867 – 11 November 1942), known professionally as Violet Vanbrugh, was an English actress with a career that spanned more than 50 years.... 14 KB (1,857 words) - 12:43, 15 April 2024 |
Kings Weston House (category John Vanbrugh buildings) The building was built between 1712 and 1719, and was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh for the lawyer and politician Edward Southwell on the site of an earlier... 35 KB (4,249 words) - 06:59, 5 March 2024 |
John Vanbrugh on many buildings, including Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace, and often provided technical knowledge to the less qualified Vanbrugh.... 17 KB (2,033 words) - 11:29, 12 March 2024 |