Description: Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Patron Early Life Family Origins Political Career Court Architecture Taste Formation Cultural Geography 2. The Architect Architectural Commission Visual Sources Early Projects Vanbrugh and Hawksmoor Design Analysis 3. The House Building Construction Sources of Income Financial Difficulties Economic Implications 4. The Interior Textile Furnishings Painted Decoration Iconographic Interpretations Furniture and Fittings Life Style 5. The Garden Early Planting Raywood Rediviva Estate Improvement Architectural Parterre Garden Buildings Landscape Interpretation Literary Classicism 6. The Mausoleum Original Idea Rational Theology Classical Antecedents Burlingtonians Intervention Aesthetic Result Conclusion Notes Select Bibliography Index

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