James Stuart
Scottish archaeologist, architect and artist (1713-1788) · United Kingdom · Academics · Died at 75
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Something wrong?James "Athenian" Stuart was a British archaeologist, architect and artist, best known for publishing carefully measured architectural prints, including the smallest details, of key buildings of Ancient Greek architecture in The Antiquities of Athens and Other Monuments of Greece (1762), a pioneering work in the development of Neoclassicism in Britain.
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James Stuart, architect, early miniature by Josiah Wedgwood, British Museum
Stuart's highly detailed engravings of detail from classical architecture were studied intensely by architects
Relief of Boreas from the Tower of the Winds in Athens, illustration from The Antiquities of Athens, 1762
Stuart c.1788
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About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1713 to 1788 · aged 75
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