John Vanbrugh (1664 - 1726)

Born Jan 1664 in London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Henrietta Maria (Yarborough) Vanbrugh — married 14 Jan 1718 in St Lawrence, York, Yorkshire, England

Died Mar 1726 at age 62 in Westminster, London, England

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Biography

John was born in 1663/4 and christened on 24 January 1663/4. He was married in 1718 (1719 by modern dates) and died in March 1726.

He was a dramatist and architect, son of Giles Vanbrugh and Elizabeth Carleton.

There is a large amount of information about him in the Dictionary of National Biography, Vols 1-20, 22 - page 86-95.

Research Notes

c1702 Rivalry between John Vanbrugh and William Talman was evident at Castle Howard. Talman was known to have the company of Benjamin Jackson at this site.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Whinney, M. D. “William Talman.” Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes 18, no. 1/2 (1955): 123–39. https://doi.org/10.2307/750291.

• Wikipedia contributors, "John Vanbrugh," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Vanbrugh&oldid=1124921773 (accessed February 15, 2023).

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