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    • William Chambers was born on 23 February 1723 in Gothenburg, Sweden, to a Scottish merchant father. Between 1740 and 1749 he was employed by the Swedish East India Company making three voyages to China where he studied Chinese architecture and decoration. Returning to Europe, he studied architecture in Paris (with J. F. Blondel) and spe… See more

    Overview

    Sir William Chambers RA (23 February 1723 – 10 March 1796) was a Swedish-British architect. Among his best-known … See more

    Writings

    • Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines, and Utensils. To which is annexed, a Description of their Temples, Houses, Gardens, &c. (London) 1757
    • Desseins des edifices, meubles, habits, machines, … See more

    Born23 February 1723 · Gothenburg, Sweden
    Died10 March 1796 (aged 73) · London, England
    OccupationArchitect
    BuildingsCasino at Marino · Dundas House (now the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland) · Dunmore Pineapple · Somerset House
    Main works

    Roehampton Villa (largely extant including interior ceilings), now called Parkstead House, for William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough. Also designed two garden temples (one to be re-erected by 2008), similar to th… See more

    List of architectural work[20]

    Kew Gardens, Kew, Surrey, various structures: House of Confucius (1749) demolished; Frederick, Prince of Wales, Mausoleum (unexecuted); Gallery of Antiquities (1757) demolished; Orangery (1757–61); … See more

    Further reading

    • Amherst, Alicia (2006) [1910]. A History of Gardening in England (3rd ed.). Whitefish, Montana: Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 9781428636804.
    • Blomfield, Sir F. Reginald; Thomas, Inigo, Illustrator (1972) [1901]. The Formal Gar… See more

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