William Kent at Houghton Hall, William Kent: Designing Georgian Britain

William Kent: Designing Georgian Britain, on view at the Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture from September 20, 2013 to February 9, 2014, is the first major exhibition to examine the life and career of one of the most influential designers in eighteenth-century Britain. Organized by the Bard Graduate Center in collaboration with the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the exhibition is curated by Susan Weber (BGC) and Julius Bryant (V&A).
Houghton Hall, Kent's most important early commission for the grand estate of Sir Robert Walpole, is one of the key buildings in the history of Palladian architecture in England.
bgc.bard.edu

[@gustavsamuel]

Absolutely beautiful and very informative. Thank you for your contributions to great British architecture.

[@jamesallison4875]

Best explanation of Kent I’ve seen. The section on gardens was especially good. Thanks.

[@josephhill2868]

A marvellous insight into one of our nation's greatest stately homes. Thank you dear sir.

[@nasipkismet2436]

This is perfection !! God save the English architects and designers.

[@MiaFeigelsonGallery]

This Video shows the magnificence of the State Rooms at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, England, in a way I've never seen before. Brilliant !!!

[@nancyhobson9710]

Lovely insight into this grand stately home. Thank you.

[@jasminflower4545]

my heart is melting out of its beauty.... stunning

[@biblioman]

Informative and well presented. Very good video quality. Thank you.

[@janicedodson1018]

Excellent photographs shown for an appropriate amount of time. A very pleasing voice for the narrator. I will subscribe.

[@timothyj1966]

Stunning. Thanks so much for this Vlog.

[@notgadot]

Cheers

[@laurensouthgate2458]

Beautiful rooms each room has its own personality they had such style .

[@user-ht8pn6dv9j]

Thanks for the narration, Jamie Muffett! :)

[@timothylaws4549]

how beautiful!!

[@robertdelaria3512]

Amazing!

[@ulrikatuvebrant]

Love it

[@wingnutofcoolness]

Nice digs.

[@n.d8001]

Good program. Can t help feeling sick at such a d display of luxury while the rest of the society was starving.

[@josephsf2452]

What do the bathrooms look like?

[@roderickfiske4769]

Great video, for once no presenter in sight !

[@diamonddog257]

the gorgeous georgians ps.... where are the bathrooms ?

[@craigshaw7659]

No sound

[@stevieg6418]

7:18 what on earth is going on?

[@MicaRayan]

0:13 nice hair

[@s1ck.d4wg]

I legally own this place

[@somerandomname3124]

Can you lend a poor American peasant such as me a small loan of $1000.

[@mscott3918]

I suspect you mean Hopetoun not Houghton. Houghton has never been owned by the Hope family.

[@janicedodson1018]

You wanna buy the Brooklyn Bridge in the US? I can sell you my interest in it. Or how about the Grand Canyon? Wanker.

[@s1ck.d4wg]

My dearest M Scott, Hope is but my middle name

[@s1ck.d4wg]

I can do 350???

[@s1ck.d4wg]

Coz of my Last name

[@mh4447]

last name doesn't give you ownership over a place....

[@somerandomname3124]

If you actually do lend a peasant some cash dude.

[@Odo55]

How did he acquire his wealth ? slave based no doubt

[@user-ii4rm6pw5o]

Грабили колонии по всему миру сотни лет, на рабском труде вся эта роскошь появилась

[@nnn1345]

he used all taxpyers money and drove them too starvation while he lounged in opulence? disgusting

[@belinromero6577]

Yeap all monarchy did that so basically everyone owns it

[@janicedodson1018]

I was thinking the same thing. All of those assholes did the same thing.

[@tamaracarter1836]

@@belinromero6577 He wasn’t a member of the “monarchy”, he was a politician and later became the prime minister of Great Britain.

[@n.d8001]

Such a super egotic power hungry man. I am sick watching this

[@biblioman]

Informative and well presented. Very good video quality. Thank you.