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Father In 1716: On his return to England in 1714, he embarked on a distinguished career in politics and diplomacy. He served in the House of Commons in the ruling Whig coalition from 1716 to 1726, when he succeeded his father as earl and entered the House of Lords.
HARRISON, Peter (1716-1775), American archi-, tect, who designed Redwood Library, Touro jSynagogue, and Brick Market in Newport, R. I.; i King's Chapel in Boston; and Christ Church in I Cambridge, Mass. He was bom at York, England, [on June 14, 1716, and moved to Newport in 11740. With his brother Joseph he farmed and I traded in molasses, rum, wine, and mahogany, tin 1761 the brothers moved to New Haven, I Conn., where Peter became collector of customs (in 1768. He died there on April 30, 1775.
Guardi was born in Venice on Oct. 5, 1712, into a family of painters. He probably had his early training from his older brother Gian Antonio Guardi (1699-1760), who assumed charge of the family studio after the death of their father in 1716. Francesco's early career is obscure; he assisted his brother and undertook occasional independent work. A notice of 1764 refers to him as a pupil of Canaletto. Uncertain as the citation's meaning is, it does establish that he was already known as a view painter. |
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