The lives of the British architects from William of Wykeham to Sir William Chambers (1909)
Chancellor, E. Beresford (Edwin Beresford), 1868-1937 · London, Duckworth and Co.; New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 206
That a later archi-tect thought one portion of it worthy of imitation, how-ever, is proved by the fact that Kent borrowed the designof the grand staircase when he was planning Holkham.^ The Duke of Devonshire was, as is well known, not onlythe holder of high ofiice under William III. and Mary… … TALMAN i6s at Hampton Court which Wren was then designing. Inany case this office was conferred on Tahnan when Williambegan his vast additions to the palace, and as he received6s. lod. a day for his superintendence of the work andWren but 4<y., Talmans position would seem to have beena superior…
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