Oh, the places I'll go
Having finished up my Restoration and 18th-century drama readings (though not having written my response yet--oops), I started reading/skimming 18th-century architectural treatises and handbooks this week. As a result, I've also started compiling a list of possible houses to visit on a future research trip (next summer! Yay!). Some of these are still tentative, since I don't know if the buildings still exist and/or are open to visitors.
The list so far:
Architect: Inigo Jones (a little early for my area, but influential. Also, he designed sets!)
Houses: Banqueting House at Whitehall, England; Queen's House at Greenwich.
Architect: Robert Adam (important architect of the second half of the 18th century, particularly in the high Georgian era. Like many pre-1800 architects, designed interiors as well as exteriors)
Houses: Green Park Ranger's House, London; Williams Wynne House at 20 St. James's Square.
Unfortunately, none of these houses retain their Georgian interiors (the furniture, facades, paint colours), so while actually experiencing the space will be invaluable, it won't be the same if there's an IKEA coffee table in the middle of the drawing room.
1 comment:
The two Jones ones are still around and both are open to the public. The Green Park one is still in the park, but no idea if it's open to the public, tho I'm sure it could be arranged...
How do I know this? Osmosis.
Your blog is so my favourite at the moment. As you can tell, but the constant commenting...
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