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18 de may. de 2018 · Kent, William ( c. 1685–1748). English painter, designer, landscape-architect, and architect. He was taken up by the nobility early in his career, and travelled to Rome (from 1709), where he made the acquaintance of many English grandees, including Lord Burlington, whose protégé he became. Kent edited the Designs of Inigo Jones with some ...
William Kent (Bridlington, 1685-Londres, 1748) fue un pintor, arquitecto e interiorista británico. En 1709 marchó a Roma, donde estudió pintura durante diez años. Regresó a Londres en 1719 junto a Lord Burlington, del que fue protegido el resto de su vida. Tan buen proyectista de un edificio gótico como de uno clásico, Lord Burlington le ...
William Kent (1685-1748) rose from humble origins as sign painter. Commissioned by Georges I and II he became one of the most successful and fashionable designers of the period. He was the first British designer to tackle the interior as a whole; extending an architect’s control to every detail of interior decoration, fireplaces and furnishings.
William Kent, The Picturesque Landscape & Rousham. The English Landscape Garden is arguably one of Britain’s greatest contributions to world art. And while many garden lovers have heard of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown’ (1716-83) not so many are familiar with his predecessors such as William Kent (c.1685-1748). Put simply, Kent designed ...
10 de nov. de 2021 · Four years before his death the artist formed the William Kent Charitable Foundation for the purpose of helping artists over the age of 60 years of age with financial difficulties, a state in which he frequently found himself over the years. On August 16, 2012, William Kent died at his home in Durham, CT. He was 93.
20 de sept. de 2013 · William Kent: Designing Georgian Britain explored Kent’s work over four decades (1709–48)—a period when Britain was defining itself as a new nation and overtaking France as a leading world power. Like Robert Adam a generation later, Kent is identified not only with his own prolific and diverse output but also with an entire period style. At a time when most patrons and collectors looked ...
A Brief History of William Kent’s Life Creating Art. William Kent began creating sculptures in 1947, and continued until two days before his death in 2012 at age 93. Self-taught as an artist, he experimented with driftwood, plaster, and cast stone, until in 1950 when he turned to carving marble and limestone in-the-round, and slate bas-reliefs.
