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Beckford, William, the younger (English patron and amateur architect, 1760-1844)
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Note: Beckford is remembered as being a patron as well as an amateur architect, having commissioned James Wyatt to design the astonishing neo-Gothic Fonthill Abbey in Wiltshire, England. He was also a voracious collector or fine art, books, and furniture. |
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Beckford, William, the younger (preferred,V,index) |
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William Beckford the Younger (V,display) |
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Beckford, William (U) |
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William Beckford (U) |
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Becford (LU,U) |
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Beckfd (LU,U) |
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Beckford (LU,U) |
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W Beckford (LU,U) |
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British (modern) (preferred) |
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English |
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architect (preferred) |
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patron |
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collector |
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writer |
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novelist |
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amateur architect |
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owner |
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Goodridge, Henry Edmund Goodridge was the architect of Beckford's Neoclassical tower at his Bath residence |
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(British architect, 1797-1864) [500015230] |
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Schofield, John Beckford commissioned silver from Schofield |
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(English silversmith, active from 1776, died after 1796) [500054344] |
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Turner, Joseph Mallord William Beckford commissioned Turner to paint Fonthill Abbey in watercolor |
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(English painter and draftsman, 1775-1851) [500026846] |
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Wickstead, Philip |
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(English painter, active 1763-1786) [500002352] |
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Wyatt, James Wyatt was the architect of Fonthill Abbey |
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(English architect, 1746-1813) [500031753] |
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Chambers, William Beckford received rudimentary architectural training from Chambers |
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(British architect, author, 1723-1796) [500004575] |
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Cozens, Alexander Cozens was Beckford's drawing master from 1775 |
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(English painter, teacher, and theorist, 1717-1786) [500115417] |
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Biographies:
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(English patron and amateur architect, 1760-1844) ..... [VP Preferred]
(1760-1844) ..... [AVERY]
(British patron, 1760-1844) ..... [AVERY]
(English patron, 1760-1844) ..... [Grove Art]
(British owner, 1759-1844) ..... [PROV]
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