William Kent: Architect, Designer, Opportunist

William Kent (1685-1748) was great without a hint of gravitas, a con man who became one of the artistic geniuses of his age. He was a high camp Yorkshire bachelor, brought back by Lord Burlington from an artistic apprenticeship in Rome where he had painted for a cardinal and won prizes from a pope.

• | By (Author): Timothy Mowl
• | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• | Publication Date: Jun 07, 2011
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1845951786
• | ISBN-13: 9781845951788