Hidden patrons : women and architectural patronage in Georgian Britain / Amy Boyington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyington, Amy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architects and patrons--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Architects and patrons.

Women art patrons--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Women art patrons.

Architecture and society--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Architecture and society.

Architecture, Georgian.

Great Britain.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xiv, 305 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits, plans ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Women and architectural patronage in Georgian Britain

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2024.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The country house

The London town house

The villa

The wider estate, garden design and ornamental buildings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Outgrowth of the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Cambridge, 2018, under the title: Maids, wives and widows : female architectural patronage in eighteenth-century Britain.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Lewis M. Robbins book fund bookplate.

Other Edition:

Revision of: Boyington, Amy. [Great Britain] : University of Cambridge, 2018

Other Format:

Online version: Boyington, Amy. Hidden patrons

ISBN:

9781350358614

1350358614

9781350358607

1350358606

OCLC:

1371747701