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Richard Boyle (1694 – 1753), the 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork, was called 'the Apollo of the Arts'. Born into a wealthy family, and inheriting his titles and estates at the age of ten, he took not one, but three Grand Tours to Europe. On his trips to Europe he further developed his already existing interest in Palladian architecture, visiting a great number of villas and other Rennaissance buildings.

After he returned from the continent, he stopped work on his baroque London residence, and employed a new architect, Colen Campbell, to finish the house in a neo-palladian style. While he was mostly client on his own house, he then more and more developed to become an architect himself, taking on major projects, such as schools and assembly rooms. Mainly due to his influence, Neo-Palladian

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• Stephen, Leslie [Ed.]. The Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford: OUP, 1917.
• Wikipedia. Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington. Accessed Tuesday, January 12th 2010.
• Arnold, Dana [Ed.]. Belov'd by Ev'ry Muse. Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington & 4th Earl of Cork (1694-1753). London: Georgian, 1994.
• Wittkower, Rudolf. Palladio and English Palladianism. London: Thames and Hudson, 1985.