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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Boston, Massachusetts, United Statesen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1749-1758 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorHarrison, Peteren_US
dc.date1749-1758en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-20T20:38:07Z
dc.date.available2012-12-20T20:38:07Z
dc.date.issued1749-1758en_US
dc.identifier179643en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 2121en_US
dc.descriptionGeneral view of the nave, looking towards the apse with Palladian window; Harrison was an American architect of English birth. Born to Quaker parents, he probably trained in York with William Etty and his son John Etty. Harrison had two advantages in the colonies: first-hand knowledge of English and European architecture and a unique library. His personal library was impressive for the American colonies. The motif of paired columns that he used in the nave of King's Chapel derived from Nicolas Nicole’s church of Ste Madeleine, Besançon, which Harrison must have seen under construction in 1748. These wooden columns with Corinthian capitals were hand-carved by William Burbeck and his apprentices in 1758. King's Chapel was originally an Anglican church. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 7/17/2010)en_US
dc.format.mediumstoneen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectLoyalisten_US
dc.subjectBritish coloniesen_US
dc.subjectEighteenth centuryen_US
dc.subjectGeorgianen_US
dc.titleKing's Chapelen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A1-HP-KC-B1en_US
dc.contributor.displayPeter Harrison (American architect, 1716-1775)en_US


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