Authorised form of name | Stuart; James (1713 - 1788) |
Surname | Stuart |
Forenames | James |
Dates | 1713 - 1788 |
Nationality | British |
Dates and places | Birth: Creed Lane, Ludgate Street, London, England (1713) Death: His house, Leicester Square, London (02 February 1788) Burial: In the church of St Martin in-the-Fields |
Activity | Profession: Architect Painter Career: Painted fans for Lewis Goupy; studied mathematics and geometry; travelled to Rome, then to Athens (1751-1753); published, with Nicholas Revett, "The antiquities of Athens measured and delineated" (1762); became known as "Athenian Stuart"; built Lord Anson's house in St James's Square |
Royal Society activity | Membership: Fellow Election Date: 27/04/1758 |
Relationships | Son of a mariner from Scotland |
Sources | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
Royal Society code | NA7072 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference number | Title | Date |
EC/1758/03 | Stuart, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
IM/004438 | Stuart, James | nd |
L&P/6/189 | Letter, 'Of ignited substances' from John Whitehurst to James Stuart | 29 November 1775 |
L&P/5/86 | Letter, 'Of interpreting Egyptian hieroglyphics' from James Stuart to Charles Morton | 25 March 1769 |
L&P/5/276 | Letter, 'Of the irruption of Solway Moss' from John Walter to James Stuart | 30 January 1772 |