James Stuart (1713-1788)

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James Stuart (born 1713; died 1788) was an English architect, archaeologist, and painter. He is best known for his work with his partner, Nicholas Revett.

In 1742 Stuart joined Nicholas Revett on a trip to Naples to study the ancient ruins and, from there, under the auspices of the Society of Dilettanti of London, they travelled to Greece. At Athens they made accurate measurements and drawings of the ancient ruins, publishing their work in The antiquities of Athens: and other monuments of Greece, as measured and delineated by James Stuart and Nicholas Revett (London, 1762). These illustrations were the first of their kind and helped fuel the classical revival in European architecture.

[edit] Works

• The antiquities of Athens : and other monuments of Greece (1841).
• Critical observations on the buildings and improvements of London (1771).