William Kent. Architect, Designer, Opportunist, Paperback

William Kent (1685-1748) was great without a hint of gravitas, a con man who became one of the artistic geniuses of his age. He was a high camp Yorkshire bachelor, brought back by Lord Burlington from an artistic apprenticeship in Rome where he had painted for a cardinal and won prizes from a pope.

• Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• Author(s): Timothy Mowl
• Illustration(s): 16pp b/w plates, 8pp colour plates
• Number of pages: 320
• Publication date: 2011
• Dimensions: 230 x 155 x 26
• Cover type: Paperback / softback