John Vanbrugh

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Baroque architect architect dramatist human playwright

John Vanbrugh was an English architect and dramatist best known for his bold, monumental Baroque designs and influential Restoration comedies.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form As subject As object
Sir John Vanbrugh 0 10
Nicholas Hawksmoor 0 1
Vanbrugh 0 1
Vanbrugh’s work at Blenheim Palace 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque architect →
architect →
dramatist →
human →
playwright →
burialPlace St Stephen Walbrook →
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England →
dateOfBirth 1664 →
dateOfDeath 1726 →
designed Blenheim Palace →
Castle Howard →
Grimsthorpe Castle (remodelling) →
Kimbolton Castle (alterations) →
King’s Theatre, Haymarket →
Seaton Delaval Hall →
employer British Crown →
surface form: Crown of Great Britain
ethnicGroup English →
familyName John Vanbrugh self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Vanbrugh
genre Restoration comedy →
genreOfWork comedy of manners →
givenName John →
knownFor bold monumental Baroque designs →
influential Restoration comedies →
languageOfWorkOrName English →
movement Baroque →
surface form: English Baroque
name John Vanbrugh self-link →
notableWork Blenheim Palace →
Castle Howard →
Seaton Delaval Hall →
The Provoked Wife →
The Relapse →
occupation architect →
dramatist →
playwright →
period Restoration era →
placeOfBirth London, England →
surface form: London
placeOfDeath London, England →
surface form: London
positionHeld Clarenceux King of Arms →
Comptroller of the Works →
servedIn English Army →
spouse Henrietta Maria Yarborough →
style Baroque →
surface form: Baroque architecture
wasImprisonedIn Bastille →
wrote The Confederacy →
The Provoked Wife →
surface form: The Provoked Husband (unfinished)

The Provoked Wife →
The Relapse →

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blenheim Palace → architect → John Vanbrugh →
Blenheim Palace → architect → John Vanbrugh →
this entity surface form: Nicholas Hawksmoor
Great Court → architect → John Vanbrugh →
Marlborough House → architect → John Vanbrugh →
Seaton Delaval Hall → architect → John Vanbrugh →
Seaton Delaval Hall → architect → John Vanbrugh →
this entity surface form: Sir John Vanbrugh
Stowe House → associatedWithArchitect → John Vanbrugh →
this entity surface form: Sir John Vanbrugh
The Confederacy → author → John Vanbrugh →
The Provoked Wife → author → John Vanbrugh →
The Relapse → author → John Vanbrugh →
Nicholas Hawksmoor → collaboratedWith → John Vanbrugh →
Lady Brute → createdBy → John Vanbrugh →
Lord Foppington → createdBy → John Vanbrugh →
Rasor → createdBy → John Vanbrugh →
Sir John Brute → createdBy → John Vanbrugh →
Constant → creator → John Vanbrugh →
Claremont Landscape Garden → designedBy → John Vanbrugh →
Nicholas Hawksmoor → employer → John Vanbrugh →
John Vanbrugh → familyName → John Vanbrugh self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Vanbrugh
this entity surface form: Sir John Vanbrugh
this entity surface form: Sir John Vanbrugh
The Scriblerus Club → hasMember → John Vanbrugh →
this entity surface form: Sir John Vanbrugh
this entity surface form: Sir John Vanbrugh
this entity surface form: Vanbrugh’s work at Blenheim Palace
Nicholas Hawksmoor → influencedBy → John Vanbrugh →
John Vanbrugh → name → John Vanbrugh self-link →
Vanbrugh College → namedAfter → John Vanbrugh →
this entity surface form: Sir John Vanbrugh
English Baroque → notableArchitect → John Vanbrugh →
this entity surface form: Sir John Vanbrugh
Henrietta Maria Yarborough → spouse → John Vanbrugh →
this entity surface form: Sir John Vanbrugh
Constant → workAuthor → John Vanbrugh →
this entity surface form: Sir John Vanbrugh
The Confederacy → workOf → John Vanbrugh →
The Provoked Wife → writer → John Vanbrugh →
The Relapse → writtenBy → John Vanbrugh →