John Vanbrugh
✓ Source-basedfallingEnglish architect and dramatist (1664-1726)
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Sir John Vanbrugh was an English architect, dramatist and herald, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.
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Sketch of the infamous French state prison the Bastille in Paris, where Vanbrugh was incarcerated
The Queen's Theatre, by William Capon
Vanbrugh Castle in Greenwich, south London
Actor Colley Cibber's comedy Love's Last Shift, or Virtue Rewarded inspired Vanbrugh to write The Relapse, or, Virtue in Danger.
Thomas Betterton, Sir John Brute in The Provoked Wife. Betterton's acting ability was lavishly praised by Samuel Pepys, Alexander Pope, Richard Steele and Colley Cibber.
Elizabeth Barry was a celebrated tragedienne who brought depth to Lady Brute in Vanbrugh's comedy The Provoked Wife.
Anne Bracegirdle, Bellinda in The Provoked Wife, often played the comic half of a contrasted tragic/comic heroine pair with Elizabeth Barry.Awards 1
Architects from United Kingdom 6
About this person
Sir John Vanbrugh was an English architect, dramatist and herald, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. He wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies, The Relapse (1696) and The Provoked Wife (1697), which have become enduring stage favourites but originally occasioned much controversy. He was knighted in 1714.
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United KingdomCategory
Architects
Type
Architect
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1664 to 1726 · aged 62
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