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Facts

Born December 2, 1827 • London • England
Died April 20, 1881 (aged 53) • London • England
Movement / Style Gothic Revival

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James Wyatt, c. 1800.
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Robert Adam, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Robert Adam
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Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc.
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Ealing: Pitzhanger Manor-House
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Sir Charles Barry
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George Edmund Street
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Jean I Androuet du Cerceau
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Baptiste Androuet du Cerceau
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