pton, who was then Bishop ofOxford, was much about the court, where he was tutor to thetwo princesses, afterwards Queens Mary II. and Anne. It would be easy to make a large volume about Wrensdomestic architecture ; but it will suffice here to notice a few onlyof those examples which may be singled… … JVren 167 Many of his buildings were absolutely devoid of ornament, andthis, too, even at the beginning of his career. Chelsea Hospitalwas begun in 1682. Mr. Beaver, the latest historian of Chelsea(p. 277), thus speaks of it : With very simple materials. Wrenhas contrived to give us a building…
Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652 · Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723 · Architecture -- England History
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