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	== Kent's style ==		== Kent's style ==
	Kent designed in both [[Palladian]] and [[Gothic]] style and combined both. He was a very important figure for landscaping because he paid attention to the 'naturalness' of the parks as well as to Palladian monuments in the parks. He started a movement that parks or gardens are designed, in which everything looks like nature but is combined with classical buildings or monuments.		Kent designed in both [[Palladianism\|Palladian]] and [[Gothic]] style and combined both. He was a very important figure for landscaping because he paid attention to the 'naturalness' of the parks as well as to Palladian monuments in the parks. He started a movement that parks or gardens are designed, in which everything looks like nature but is combined with classical buildings or monuments.

	He was described by [[Horace Walpole]] as "a painter, an architect, and the father of modern gardening. In the first character he was below mediocrity; in the second, he was a restorer of the science; in the last, an original, and the inventor of an art that realizes painting and improves nature. Mahomet imagined an elysium, Kent created many." (source???)		He was described by [[Horace Walpole]] as "a painter, an architect, and the father of modern gardening. In the first character he was below mediocrity; in the second, he was a restorer of the science; in the last, an original, and the inventor of an art that realizes painting and improves nature. Mahomet imagined an elysium, Kent created many." (source???)

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	Kent designed in both [[Palladian]] and [[Gothic]] style and combined both. He was a very important figure for landscaping because he paid attention to the 'naturalness' of the parks as well as to Palladian monuments in the parks. He started a movement that parks or gardens are designed, in which everything looks like nature but is combined with classical buildings or monuments.		Kent designed in both [[Palladian]] and [[Gothic]] style and combined both. He was a very important figure for landscaping because he paid attention to the 'naturalness' of the parks as well as to Palladian monuments in the parks. He started a movement that parks or gardens are designed, in which everything looks like nature but is combined with classical buildings or monuments.

	~~== What Kent was ==~~
	He was described by [[Horace Walpole]] as "a painter, an architect, and the father of modern gardening. In the first character he was below mediocrity; in the second, he was a restorer of the science; in the last, an original, and the inventor of an art that realizes painting and improves nature. Mahomet imagined an elysium, Kent created many." (source???)		He was described by [[Horace Walpole]] as "a painter, an architect, and the father of modern gardening. In the first character he was below mediocrity; in the second, he was a restorer of the science; in the last, an original, and the inventor of an art that realizes painting and improves nature. Mahomet imagined an elysium, Kent created many." (source???)

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	Born in Bridlington (Yorkshire); baptized on 1 Jan 1685; died in London, 12 April 1748. ~~[[File:William Kent~~.~~jpg\|thumb\|170px\|left\|William Kent]]~~		Born in Bridlington (Yorkshire); baptized on 1 Jan 1685; died in London, 12 April 1748. English architect, painter, landscape gardener and designer.

	William Kent ~~was an English architect, painter, landscape gardener and designer.~~		[[File:William Kent.jpg\|thumb\|170px\|left\|William Kent]]

	He studied painting in Rome (1709-19). There he bought paintings and sold them to the English aristocracy. In Rome he met Lord Burlington who took him back to London where Kent started to design furniture and temples on a classical theme. Kent sold these things to Burlington and his friends. Kent still painted, but he was also paid for architecture. He designed houses, their interior and their gardens. He created houses, their gardens, their interior, furniture, silverware. He practised both the Palladian and Gothic styles.

			Kent studied painting in Rome (1709-19). There he bought paintings and sold them to the English aristocracy. In Rome he met Lord Burlington who took him back to London where Kent started to design furniture and temples on a classical theme. Kent sold these things to Burlington and his friends. Kent still painted, but he was also paid for architecture. He designed houses, their interior and their gardens. He created houses, their gardens, their interior, furniture, silverware.
	[[File:Rousham-0069.jpg\|thumb\|Rousham]]		[[File:Rousham-0069.jpg\|thumb\|Rousham]]

	== Kent's style ==		== Kent's style ==
	Kent designed in both Palladian and Gothic style and combined both. He was a very important figure for landscaping because he paid attention to the 'naturalness' of the parks as well as to Palladian monuments in the parks. He started a movement that parks or gardens are designed, in which everything looks like nature but is combined with classical buildings or monuments.		Kent designed in both [[Palladian]] and [[Gothic]] style and combined both. He was a very important figure for landscaping because he paid attention to the 'naturalness' of the parks as well as to Palladian monuments in the parks. He started a movement that parks or gardens are designed, in which everything looks like nature but is combined with classical buildings or monuments.

	== What Kent was ==		== What Kent was ==

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	~~== William Kent ==~~		Born in Bridlington (Yorkshire); baptized on 1 Jan 1685; died in London, 12 April 1748. [[File:William Kent.jpg\|thumb\|170px\|left\|William Kent]]
	~~born~~ in Bridlington (Yorkshire); baptized on 1 Jan 1685; died in London, 12 April 1748. [[File:William Kent.jpg]]

	William Kent was an English architect, painter, landscape gardener and designer.		William Kent was an English architect, painter, landscape gardener and designer.

	He studied painting in Rome (1709-19). There he bought paintings and sold them to the English aristocracy. In Rome he met Lord Burlington who took him back to London~~. There~~ Kent started to design furniture and temples on a classical theme. Kent sold these things to Burlington and his friends. Kent still painted, but he was also paid for architecture. He designed houses, their interior and their gardens. He created houses, their gardens, their interior, furniture, silverware. He practised both the Palladian and Gothic styles.		He studied painting in Rome (1709-19). There he bought paintings and sold them to the English aristocracy. In Rome he met Lord Burlington who took him back to London where Kent started to design furniture and temples on a classical theme. Kent sold these things to Burlington and his friends. Kent still painted, but he was also paid for architecture. He designed houses, their interior and their gardens. He created houses, their gardens, their interior, furniture, silverware. He practised both the Palladian and Gothic styles.

	[[File:Rousham-0069.jpg]]		[[File:Rousham-0069.jpg\|thumb\|Rousham]]

	== Kent's style ==		== Kent's style ==


	Kent designed in both Palladian and Gothic style and combined both. He was a very important figure for landscaping because he paid attention to the 'naturalness' of the parks as well as to Palladian monuments in the parks. He started a movement that parks or gardens are designed, in which everything looks like nature but is combined with classical buildings or monuments.		Kent designed in both Palladian and Gothic style and combined both. He was a very important figure for landscaping because he paid attention to the 'naturalness' of the parks as well as to Palladian monuments in the parks. He started a movement that parks or gardens are designed, in which everything looks like nature but is combined with classical buildings or monuments.



	== What Kent was ==		== What Kent was ==


	He was described by [[Horace Walpole]] as "a painter, an architect, and the father of modern gardening. In the first character he was below mediocrity; in the second, he was a restorer of the science; in the last, an original, and the inventor of an art that realizes painting and improves nature. Mahomet imagined an elysium, Kent created many." (source???)		He was described by [[Horace Walpole]] as "a painter, an architect, and the father of modern gardening. In the first character he was below mediocrity; in the second, he was a restorer of the science; in the last, an original, and the inventor of an art that realizes painting and improves nature. Mahomet imagined an elysium, Kent created many." (source???)

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	== Kent's famous works: ==		== Kent's famous works ==
			* ''The Designs of Inigo Jones with some additional designs'' (1727)
	~~1727~~ ''The Designs of Inigo Jones with some additional designs.''		* Architectural and landscaping work still visible: [[File:ChiswickPark.jpg\|thumb\|Chiswick Park]]
			** Rousham House, Oxfordshire
	Architectural and landscaping work still visible: [[File:ChiswickPark.jpg]]		** Stowe House, Buckinghamshire
			** Chiswick House, London
	Rousham House, Oxfordshire		** Horse Guards, London
	Stowe House, Buckinghamshire		** Royal Mews, London
	Chiswick House, London		** Treasury buildings, London
	Horse Guards, London		** Number 10, [[Downing Street]], London
	Royal Mews, London
	Treasury buildings, London
	Number 10, [[Downing Street]], London



	~~== Literature ==~~

	~~Colvin, Howard, (1995) ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840''. 3rd ed., 1995, s.v. "Kent, William".~~

	~~Hunt, John Dixon, (1986; 1996) ''Garden and Grove: The Italian Renaissance Garden in the English Imagination, 1600-1750'', London: Dent.~~

	~~Hunt, John Dixon, (1987) ''William Kent, Landscape garden designer: An Assessment and Catalogue of his designs''. London: Zwemmer.~~

	~~Mowl, Timothy, (2006) ''William Kent: Architect, Designer, Opportunist''. London: Jonathan Cape.~~

	~~Rogers, E., (2001) ''Landscape design a cultural and architectural history''. New York: Harry N. Abrams.~~



	~~== online ==~~
	~~Ross, David, (2000) William Kent. Britain Express, 1-2. Retrieved September 26, 2004, from http://www.britainexpress.com/History/bio/kent.htm. 12-19-2009.~~

			== Sources ==
			* Colvin, Howard, (1995) ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840''. 3rd ed., 1995, s.v. "Kent, William".
			* Hunt, John Dixon, (1986; 1996) ''Garden and Grove: The Italian Renaissance Garden in the English Imagination, 1600-1750'', London: Dent.
			* Hunt, John Dixon, (1987) ''William Kent, Landscape garden designer: An Assessment and Catalogue of his designs''. London: Zwemmer.
			* Mowl, Timothy, (2006) ''William Kent: Architect, Designer, Opportunist''. London: Jonathan Cape.
			* Rogers, E., (2001) ''Landscape design a cultural and architectural history''. New York: Harry N. Abrams.
			* Ross, David, (2000) William Kent. Britain Express, 1-2. <http://www.britainexpress.com/History/bio/kent.htm>. 12-19-2009.

	== ~~pictures~~		=== Images ===
			* http://www.answers.com/topic/william-kent. 12-19-2009
			* http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/2244369.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2244369&usg=__jvBsGUNe7uUtg7PyLy8fkKvIfpU=&h=1536&w=2048&sz=677&hl=de&start=94&um=1&tbnid=yscM3hgubxawMM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwilliam%2Bkent%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Dde%26sa%3DN%26start%3D90%26um%3D1. 12-19-2009

	==		__NOTOC__
	~~http://www.answers.com/topic/william-kent. 12-19-2009~~
	http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/2244369.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2244369&usg=__jvBsGUNe7uUtg7PyLy8fkKvIfpU=&h=1536&w=2048&sz=677&hl=de&start=94&um=1&tbnid=yscM3hgubxawMM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwilliam%2Bkent%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Dde%26sa%3DN%26start%3D90%26um%3D1. 12-19-2009

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	Treasury buildings, London		Treasury buildings, London
	Number 10, Downing Street, London		Number 10, [[Downing Street]], London

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			Number 10, Downing Street, London

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	William Kent was an English architect, painter, landscape gardener and designer.		William Kent was an English architect, painter, landscape gardener and designer.

	He studied painting in Rome (1709-19). There he bought paintings and sold them to the English aristocracy. In Rome he met Lord Burlington who took him back to London. There Kent started to design furniture and temples on a classical theme. Kent sold these things to Burlington and his friends. Kent still painted, but he was also paid for architecture. He designed houses, their interior and their gardens. He created houses, their gardens, their interior, furniture, silverware. He practised both the Palladian and ~~Gothik~~ styles.		He studied painting in Rome (1709-19). There he bought paintings and sold them to the English aristocracy. In Rome he met Lord Burlington who took him back to London. There Kent started to design furniture and temples on a classical theme. Kent sold these things to Burlington and his friends. Kent still painted, but he was also paid for architecture. He designed houses, their interior and their gardens. He created houses, their gardens, their interior, furniture, silverware. He practised both the Palladian and Gothic styles.

	[[File:Rousham-0069.jpg]]		[[File:Rousham-0069.jpg]]
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	Kent designed in both Palladian and ~~Gothikal~~ style and combined both. He was a very important figure for landscaping because he paid attention to the 'naturalness' of the parks as well as to Palladian monuments in the parks. He started a movement that parks or gardens are ~~built~~, in which everything looks like nature but is combined with classical buildings or monuments.		Kent designed in both Palladian and Gothic style and combined both. He was a very important figure for landscaping because he paid attention to the 'naturalness' of the parks as well as to Palladian monuments in the parks. He started a movement that parks or gardens are designed, in which everything looks like nature but is combined with classical buildings or monuments.


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	He was described by Horace Walpole ~~(son of Robert Walpole)~~as " a painter, an architect, and the father of modern gardening. In the first character he was below mediocrity; in the second, he was a restorer of the science; in the last, an original, and the inventor of an art that realizes painting and improves nature. Mahomet imagined an elysium, Kent created many."		He was described by [[Horace Walpole]] as "a painter, an architect, and the father of modern gardening. In the first character he was below mediocrity; in the second, he was a restorer of the science; in the last, an original, and the inventor of an art that realizes painting and improves nature. Mahomet imagined an elysium, Kent created many." (source???)

	"All gardening is a landscape painting"		"All gardening is a landscape painting"
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	== ~~Kents~~ famous works: ==		== Kent's famous works: ==

	1727 The Designs of Inigo Jones with some additional designs.		1727 ''The Designs of Inigo Jones with some additional designs.''

	Architectural and landscaping work still visible: [[File:ChiswickPark.jpg]]		Architectural and landscaping work still visible: [[File:ChiswickPark.jpg]]
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	Treasury buildings, London		Treasury buildings, London

	~~and many more~~


			== Literature ==

			Colvin, Howard, (1995) ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840''. 3rd ed., 1995, s.v. "Kent, William".

			Hunt, John Dixon, (1986; 1996) ''Garden and Grove: The Italian Renaissance Garden in the English Imagination, 1600-1750'', London: Dent.

			Hunt, John Dixon, (1987) ''William Kent, Landscape garden designer: An Assessment and Catalogue of his designs''. London: Zwemmer.

	~~== Literature ==~~		Mowl, Timothy, (2006) ''William Kent: Architect, Designer, Opportunist''. London: Jonathan Cape.

	~~Colvin, Howard, (1995) A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840. 3rd ed., 1995, s.v. "Kent, William"~~		Rogers, E., (2001) ''Landscape design a cultural and architectural history''. New York: Harry N. Abrams.
	~~Hunt, John Dixon, (1986; 1996) Garden and Grove: The Italian Renaissance Garden in the English Imagination, 1600-1750, London, Dent; London and Philadelphia.~~
	~~Hunt, John Dixon, (1987) William Kent, Landscape garden designer: An Assessment and Catalogue of his designs. London, Zwemmer.~~
	~~Mowl, Timothy, (2006) William Kent: Architect, Designer, Opportunist. London, Jonathan Cape.~~
	Rogers, E., (2001) Landscape design a cultural and architectural history. New York: Harry N. Abrams~~, Inc~~.

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	He was described by Horace Walpole (son of Robert Walpole)as " a painter, an architect, and the father of modern gardening. In the first character he was below mediocrity; in the second, he was a restorer of the science; in the last, an original, and the inventor of an art that realizes painting and improves nature. Mahomet imagined an elysium, Kent created many."		He was described by Horace Walpole (son of Robert Walpole)as " a painter, an architect, and the father of modern gardening. In the first character he was below mediocrity; in the second, he was a restorer of the science; in the last, an original, and the inventor of an art that realizes painting and improves nature. Mahomet imagined an elysium, Kent created many."

			"All gardening is a landscape painting"
			William Kent


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	1727 The Designs of Inigo Jones with some additional designs.		1727 The Designs of Inigo Jones with some additional designs.

	Architectural and landscaping work still visible:		Architectural and landscaping work still visible: [[File:ChiswickPark.jpg]]

	Rousham House, Oxfordshire		Rousham House, Oxfordshire
	Stowe House, Buckinghamshire		Stowe House, Buckinghamshire
	Chiswick House, London		Chiswick House, London
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	== online ==		== online ==
	Ross, David, (2000) William Kent. Britain Express, 1-2. Retrieved September 26, 2004, from http://www.britainexpress.com/History/bio/kent.htm. 12-19-2009.		Ross, David, (2000) William Kent. Britain Express, 1-2. Retrieved September 26, 2004, from http://www.britainexpress.com/History/bio/kent.htm. 12-19-2009.


			== pictures

			==
			http://www.answers.com/topic/william-kent. 12-19-2009
			http://images.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/2244369.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2244369&usg=__jvBsGUNe7uUtg7PyLy8fkKvIfpU=&h=1536&w=2048&sz=677&hl=de&start=94&um=1&tbnid=yscM3hgubxawMM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwilliam%2Bkent%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Dde%26sa%3DN%26start%3D90%26um%3D1. 12-19-2009

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== William Kent ==
born in Bridlington (Yorkshire); baptized on 1 Jan 1685; died in London, 12 April 1748. [[File:William Kent.jpg]]

William Kent was an English architect, painter, landscape gardener and designer.

He studied painting in Rome (1709-19). There he bought paintings and sold them to the English aristocracy. In Rome he met Lord Burlington who took him back to London. There Kent started to design furniture and temples on a classical theme. Kent sold these things to Burlington and his friends. Kent still painted, but he was also paid for architecture. He designed houses, their interior and their gardens. He created houses, their gardens, their interior, furniture, silverware. He practised both the Palladian and Gothik styles.

[[File:Rousham-0069.jpg]]

== Kent's style ==

Kent designed in both Palladian and Gothikal style and combined both. He was a very important figure for landscaping because he paid attention to the 'naturalness' of the parks as well as to Palladian monuments in the parks. He started a movement that parks or gardens are built, in which everything looks like nature but is combined with classical buildings or monuments.

== What Kent was ==

He was described by Horace Walpole (son of Robert Walpole)as " a painter, an architect, and the father of modern gardening. In the first character he was below mediocrity; in the second, he was a restorer of the science; in the last, an original, and the inventor of an art that realizes painting and improves nature. Mahomet imagined an elysium, Kent created many."

== Kents famous works: ==

1727 The Designs of Inigo Jones with some additional designs.

Architectural and landscaping work still visible:

Rousham House, Oxfordshire
Stowe House, Buckinghamshire
Chiswick House, London
Horse Guards, London
Royal Mews, London
Treasury buildings, London

and many more

== Literature ==

Colvin, Howard, (1995) A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840. 3rd ed., 1995, s.v. "Kent, William"
Hunt, John Dixon, (1986; 1996) Garden and Grove: The Italian Renaissance Garden in the English Imagination, 1600-1750, London, Dent; London and Philadelphia.
Hunt, John Dixon, (1987) William Kent, Landscape garden designer: An Assessment and Catalogue of his designs. London, Zwemmer.
Mowl, Timothy, (2006) William Kent: Architect, Designer, Opportunist. London, Jonathan Cape.
Rogers, E., (2001) Landscape design a cultural and architectural history. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.

== online ==
Ross, David, (2000) William Kent. Britain Express, 1-2. Retrieved September 26, 2004, from http://www.britainexpress.com/History/bio/kent.htm. 12-19-2009.