The Ingenious MR Flitcroft: Palladian Architect 1697-1769

by Charles Saumarez Smith and Gill Hedley

This engaging biography sets Flitcroft within his social context, providing insights into those for whom he worked as well as his fellow architects and into the Georgian construction industry. It reveals the battles Flitcroft waged to maintain his positions at Westminster Abbey and St. Paul' s. His furniture designs are assessed, along with the designs he undertook for several churches, including St-Giles-in-the Fields, and his notable London buildings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848226500
• ISBN13: 9781848226500
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
• Length: 192 Pages