All articles by Ptolemy Dean
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ReviewVanbrugh on the right side of history
Architect, playwright, soldier — Sir John Vanbrugh’s powerful intellect shines through Vaughan Hart’s new biography of him.
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ReviewA lesson in the classics
The drawings of the 18th century neoclassicists are as fabulous as their buildings.
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ReviewBringing it all back home
An innovative study of Inigo Jones is a testament to both its subject and author.
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OpinionA Canterbury tale — but this isn’t funny
In the spirit of Oscar Wilde’s famous words, to hash up one rebuilding of a city is unfortunate, but then to mess it up a second time is unforgivable.
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TechnicalHidden treasure
Research and paint analysis have revealed Soane's Moggerhanger House to be one of his finest works.