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William Kent

Header: William Kent
Also known as: William Kent; primary name: Kent, William
Details: individual; architect; designer; painter/draughtsman; British; Male
Life dates: 1685-1748
Biography: Architect, designer and painter and occasional etcher. b. Yorks 1685; d. London 1748; son of William Cant; in Italy 1709; studied under Benedetto Luti; won prize from Accademia di S. Luca 1713; settled in Rome until 1719; brief visits to Veneto, Naples; executed ceiling of S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi 1717; accompanied Lord Burlington to London 1719; painted ceilings at Burlington House 1719/20 and executed decoration for Kensington Palace 1721-27; designed gardens at Stowe and Rousham; made face painter to the King 1739/40 for George II.
Bibliography: ODNB Weber, Susan (ed.), 'William Kent: Designing Georgian Britain', exh and book, Bard Graduate Center, NY and V&A, 2013-14 (published for Bard by YUP)

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Museum number: 1962,0714.49 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1730-1740

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Museum number: 1943,1113.10 |
Producer name: BIOG30014 Ascribed to:Guercino |
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Museum number: T,12.74 |
Producer name: BIOG44691 Drawn by:Andrea Sacchi |
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Museum number: 1950,0211.13 |
Producer name: BIOG37145 Drawn by:Carlo Maratti |
Production date: 1640-1713

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Producer name: BIOG42518 Attributed to:Nicolas Poussin |
Production date: 1630

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Museum number: T,11.9 |
Producer name: BIOG34728 Drawn by:Giovanni Lanfranco |
Production date: 1596-1647

drawing

Museum number: T,12.71 |
Producer name: BIOG28545 Drawn by:Giovanni Battista Gaulli |
Production date: 1698

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Museum number: T,13.30 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 1596-1647

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1927,0721.10 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1727

drawing

Museum number: 1977,1105.13 |
Producer name: BIOG23708 Drawn by:Pietro da Cortona |
Production date: 1640

drawing

Museum number: T,12.79 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Andrea SacchiFormerly attributed to:Gaspare Sacchi |
Production date: 1614-1661

drawing

Museum number: 1872,1109.878 |
Producer name: Drawn by:William KentFormerly attributed to:Alexander Pope |
Production date: 1725

drawing

Museum number: 1962,0714.50 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1729-1731

drawing

Museum number: T,11.66 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousFormerly attributed to:Pier Francesco Mola |
Production date: 17thC

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1927,0721.12 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing

Museum number: Ff,3.189 |
Producer name: BIOG23708 Drawn by:Pietro da Cortona |
Production date: 1640

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0721.1 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1734

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0721.5 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing

Museum number: T,13.88 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Daniel SeiterFormerly attributed to:Anonymous |
Production date: 1660-1705

drawing

Museum number: T,13.61 |
Producer name: BIOG28467 Drawn by:Luigi Garzi |
Production date: 1653-1721

drawing

Museum number: T,13.55 |
Producer name: BIOG64572 Drawn by:Anonymous |
Production date: 17thC

drawing

Museum number: T,12.38 |
Producer name: BIOG21751 Drawn by:Andrea Camassei |
Production date: 1617-1649

drawing

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Production date: 1640

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drawing

Museum number: 1962,0714.47 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing

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Production date: 1660-1705

drawing

Museum number: T,11.13 |
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Production date: 1648-1649

drawing

Museum number: 1957,1129.67 |
Producer name: BIOG18589 Drawn by:Fra Bartolommeo |
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drawing

Museum number: T,13.106 |
Producer name: BIOG37145 Drawn by:Carlo Maratti |
Production date: 1640-1713

drawing

Museum number: T,11.7 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Giacinto CalandrucciFormerly attributed to:Bernardino Passeri |
Production date: 1661-1707

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.135 |
Producer name: BIOG30014 Drawn by:Guercino |
Production date: 1640

drawing

Museum number: 1969,0920.5 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing

Museum number: T,13.45 |
Producer name: BIOG23708 Drawn by:Pietro da Cortona |
Production date: 1651

drawing

Museum number: 1881,0611.164 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Grinling GibbonsFormerly attributed to:William Kent |
Production date: 1648-1721

drawing; architectural drawing

Museum number: 1881,0611.165 |
Producer name: Drawn by:William DickinsonFormerly attributed to:Sir Christopher Wren |
Production date: 1710

drawing

Museum number: 1880,1113.2185.1 |
Producer name: Attributed to:John VardyAfter:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0721.3 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing

Museum number: Pp,4.58 |
Producer name: BIOG30014 Drawn by:Guercino |
Production date: 1635

drawing

Museum number: 1865,0708.135 |
Producer name: Drawn by:John Michael RysbrackAfter:William Kent |
Production date: 1694-1770

drawing

Museum number: 1971,1030.15 |
Producer name: BIOG42103 Drawn by:John Piper |
Production date: 1971

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0721.7 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing

Museum number: 1954,0213.5 |
Producer name: Drawn by:William KentAfter:Carlo Maratti |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing; album

Museum number: 1948,0214.289-332 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Domenico PassignanoAttributed to:Marco Marchetti |
Production date: 16thC(late)

drawing

Museum number: T,12.57 |
Producer name: BIOG29010 Drawn by:Lodovico Gimignani |
Production date: 1680

drawing

Museum number: 1950,0211.11 |
Producer name: BIOG37145 Drawn by:Carlo Maratti |
Production date: 1640-1713

drawing

Museum number: Ff,4.68 |
Producer name: BIOG48220 Ascribed to:Pietro Testa |
Production date: 1626-1650

drawing

Museum number: T,12.6 |
Producer name: BIOG18127 Drawn by:Giovanni Baglione |
Production date: 1586-1644

drawing

Museum number: 1863,0110.235 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1710-1748

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0721.6 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0721.2 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing

Museum number: 1962,0714.51 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1729-1731

drawing

Museum number: 1962,0714.48 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing

Museum number: T,11.72 |
Producer name: BIOG37145 Drawn by:Carlo Maratti |
Production date: 1640-1713

drawing

Museum number: 1859,0709.100 |
Producer name: Drawn by:John Michael RysbrackAfter:William Kent |
Production date: 1733

drawing

Museum number: T,13.50 |
Producer name: BIOG48220 Drawn by:Pietro Testa |
Production date: 1626-1650

drawing

Museum number: Pp,5.110 |
Producer name: BIOG40630 Drawn by:Crescenzio Onofri |
Production date: 1647-1698

drawing

Museum number: Pp,5.130 |
Producer name: BIOG30014 Ascribed to:Guercino |
Production date: 1606-1666

drawing

Museum number: 1981,0620.2 |
Producer name: Drawn by:George LambertDrawn by:Francesco Zuccarelli |
Production date: 1752-1762

drawing

Museum number: T,12.73 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Pier Francesco MolaFormerly attributed to:Guglielmo Cortese |
Production date: 1643-1679

drawing

Museum number: T,12.23 |
Producer name: BIOG23708 Drawn by:Pietro da Cortona |
Production date: 1631-1639

drawing

Museum number: Ff,3.191 |
Producer name: BIOG23708 Drawn by:Pietro da Cortona |
Production date: 1659-1660

drawing

Museum number: T,11.61 |
Producer name: BIOG48220 Attributed to:Pietro Testa |
Production date: 1626-1650

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0713.774 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Carlo MarattiFormerly attributed to:Michele Rocca |
Production date: 1640-1713

drawing

Museum number: T,13.52 |
Producer name: BIOG44691 Drawn by:Andrea Sacchi |
Production date: 1614-1661

drawing; print study

Museum number: SL,5224.18 |
Producer name: BIOG48220 Drawn by:Pietro Testa |
Production date: 1626-1650

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0721.8 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0721.9 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing

Museum number: Ff,2.137 |
Producer name: BIOG30014 Drawn by:Guercino |
Production date: 1641

drawing

Museum number: T,13.40 |
Producer name: BIOG23708 Drawn by:Pietro da Cortona |
Production date: 1628

drawing

Museum number: T,13.22 |
Producer name: BIOG44691 Drawn by:Andrea Sacchi |
Production date: 1614-1661

drawing

Museum number: 1957,1129.66 |
Producer name: BIOG18589 Drawn by:Fra Bartolommeo |
Production date: 1495-1508

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1927,0721.11 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1727

drawing

Museum number: 1859,0709.99 |
Producer name: Drawn by:John Michael RysbrackAfter:William Kent |
Production date: 1731

drawing

Museum number: 1954,0213.2 |
Producer name: BIOG23708 Drawn by:Pietro da Cortona |
Production date: 1646-1647

drawing

Museum number: 1880,1113.2185.2 |
Producer name: Attributed to:John VardyAfter:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0721.4 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Drawn by:William Kent |
Production date: 1685-1748

drawing; cartoon

Museum number: 1952,1011.1 |
Producer name: Drawn by:John Michael RysbrackAfter:William Kent |
Production date: 1732

illustrated book; print

Museum number: 1979,0623.54 |
Producer name: Print made by:Gerard van der GuchtPrint made by:Gérard Jean Baptiste Scotin II |
Production date: 1757 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

long-case clock; thirty-hour clock; weight-driven clock

Museum number: 2010,8029.63 |
Producer name: BIOG204222 Made by:William Kent |
Production date: 1760 |
Production place: Made in:Saffron Walden

photographic print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,59.63 |
Producer name: After:William KentPrint made by:Paul Fourdrinier |
Production date: 1731

print

Title: Peter, the Wild Youth |
Museum number: 1851,0308.543 |
Producer name: Print made by:John SimonPublished by:John Simon |
Production date: 1725

print; trade-card; bill-head

Museum number: Heal,124.88 |
Producer name: BIOG205242 Print made by:William Kent |
Production date: 1810-1815

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,65.6 |
Producer name: BIOG205242 Print made by:William Kent |
Production date: 1807

print; trade-card

Museum number: Heal,109.2 |
Producer name: BIOG205242 Print made by:William Kent |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print; trade-card

Museum number: D,2.3088 |
Producer name: BIOG205242 Print made by:William Kent |
Production date: 1812

print; trade-card

Museum number: Banks,132.23 |
Producer name: BIOG205242 Print made by:William Kent |
Production date: 1820

print

Museum number: 1867,0309.1519 |
Producer name: BIOG205242 Print made by:William Kent |
Production date: 1814

print; trade-card; bill-head

Museum number: Heal,107.1.+ |
Producer name: BIOG205242 Print made by:William Kent |
Production date: 1812 |
Production place: Printed in:London (England)

print

Museum number: 1852,0214.133 |
Producer name: BIOG33661 Print made by:William Kent |
Production date: 1700-1720

print

Title: Andrea Palladio |
Museum number: 1850,0223.560 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertueIntermediary draughtsman:William Kent |
Production date: 1730

print

Title: Nuptias Ceremoniales inter Annam ... et Gulielmum Principem Arausionem ... |
Museum number: Y,5.75 |
Producer name: Print made by:Jacques RigaudAfter:William Kent |
Production date: 1733-1734

print; satirical print

Museum number: Cc,1.62 |
Producer name: BIOG31785 Print made by:William Hogarth |
Production date: 1725 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; frontispiece

Museum number: 1983,U.2219 |
Producer name: Print made by:Paul FourdrinierAfter:William Kent |
Production date: 1725-1726

print; book-illustration

Museum number: 1871,0812.2411 |
Producer name: After:William KentPrint made by:Gerard van der Gucht |
Production date: 1746 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print; satirical print

Title: Masquerades and Operas |
Museum number: 1868,0808.3471 |
Producer name: BIOG31785 Print made by:William Hogarth |
Production date: 1724 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

print

Museum number: Y,4.161 |
Producer name: After:William KentPrint made by:Francesco Zucchi |
Production date: 1726-1764

print

Title: Retrato de Cervantes de Saavedra por el mismo |
Museum number: R,7.141 |
Producer name: Print made by:George VertueAfter:William Kent |
Production date: 1701-1756

print; satirical print

Title: Masquerades and Operas |
Museum number: 1880,1113.2062 |
Producer name: BIOG31785 Print made by:William Hogarth |
Production date: 1724 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)