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Inigo Jones and Wren; or, The rise and decline of modern architecture in England (1893)

Loftie, William John, 1839-1911 · London, Rivington, Percival · leaf 272

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to Raphael. The criticswere wild with delight when this house was first built. Afterthe ill-treatment it has received, we might pass it by dailywithout remarking its merits, which are undoubtedly verygreat. It is a question whether the south front is not thebetter of the two. In it the lower storey… … The Successors of Iflrn 25 o little building that he published a volume about it, with viewsand drawings by Hewett. Bridgewater House, also by Barry,is much less ornate than the clubs, but on the whole it isgreatly to be admired, and shows well beside SpencerHouse in the Green Park. It seems a pity…

Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652 · Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632-1723 · Architecture -- England History

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