Inigo Jones (1632-1641): Drawing by Anthony van Dyck (1599 - 1641)

Inigo Jones (July 15, 1573 – June 21, 1652) is regarded as the first significant British architect of the modern period, and the first to bring Italianate Renaissance architecture to England. He left his mark on London by single buildings, such as the Banqueting House, Whitehall, and in area design for Covent Garden square which became a model for future developments in the West End. He also made major contributions to stage design by his work as theatrical designer for several dozen masques, most by royal command and many in collaboration with Ben Jonson.From Chatsworth House, Derbyshire. ©Kathleen Cohen: World Images (California State University): Portfolio: British History: Tudor & Elizabethan under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.5 License. Some data from Wikipedia.