Hidden Patrons: Women and Architectural Patronage in Georgian Britain

by Amy Boyington

An enduring myth of Georgian architecture is that it was purely the pursuit of male architects and their wealthy male patrons. History states that it was men who owned grand estates and houses, who commissioned famous architects, and who embarked upon elaborate architectural schemes.

Hidden Patrons dismantles this myth - revealing instead that women were at the heart of the architectural patronage of the day, exerting far more influence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350358614
• ISBN13: 9781350358614
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"