EAN: 9781350358607

HIDDEN PATRONS - AMY BOYINGTON KARTONIERT (TB)

An enduring myth of Georgian architecture is that it was purely the pursuit of male architects
and their wealthy male patrons. History states that it was men who owned grand estates and
houses  who commissioned famous architects  and who embarked upon elaborate architectural
schemes.    Hidden Patrons dismantles this myth - revealing instead that women were at the
heart of the architectural patronage of the day  exerting far more influence and agency than
has previously been recognised. Architectural drawing and design  discourse  and patronage were
interests shared by many women in the eighteenth century. Far from being the preserve of elite
men  architecture was a passion shared by both sexes  intellectually and practically  as long
as they possessed sufficient wealth and autonomy.  In an accessible  readable account  Hidden
Patrons uncovers the role of women as important patrons and designers of architecture and
interiors in eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland. Exploring country houses  Georgian
townhouses  villas  estates  and gardens  it analyses female patronage from across the
architectural spectrum  and examines the work of a range of pioneering women from grand
duchesses to businesswomen to lowly courtesans. Re-examining well-known Georgian masterpieces
alongside lesser-known architectural gems  Hidden Patrons unearths unseen archival material to
provide a fascinating new view of the role of women in the architecture of the Georgian era.

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