Bearer of Greek gifts

2007-03-09T00:00:00

Stuart’s design for a painted room at Spencer House in London, 1759.

Jonathan Foyle looks at James ‘Athenian’ Stuart’, the subject of a V&A exhibition from next week, who combined pioneering the Greek Revival in the 18th century with an extraordinary life of overseas adventure

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