- Nicholas Revett
-
Nicholas Revett (1720–1804) was a Suffolk gentleman and amateur architect and artist.
He is best known for his famous work with James Stuart (1713-1788) documenting the ruins of ancient Athens. Its illustrations compose 5 folio volumes and include 368 etched and engraved plates, plans and maps drawn at scale. They were the first of their kind in studies of ancient Greece.
Works
- with James Stuart The Antiquities of Athens (1762).
- Richard Chandler, Nicholas Revett Travels in Asia Minor and Greece
External links
Categories:- 1720 births
- 1804 deaths
- English artists
- English architects
- English artist stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.