A short history of renaissance architecture in England, 1500-1800 (1900)
Blomfield, Reginald Theodore, Sir, 1856-1942 · London, G. Bell and sons · leaf 175
t and unscrupulousadventurer. The complaint was sent by the Lords of theTreasuryto Wren to report upon. He replied that the charges weregroundless, and that as he was only one member of the board,he referred them for fuller explanations to the other members.Wrens closing words are pathetic : As I… … PLAN OF GROOMBRIDGE PLACE, KENT. life in quiet at his house near Hampton Court, and died onFebruary 25th, 1723. By unwearied labour and indomitable effort after a highideal, Wren had grown to be an artist of first-rate genius,superior in skill and imagination to any architect of his time inEurope.…
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