Richard castle architect his biography and works
Richard castle architect his biography and works pdf
Richard castle architect his biography and works of architecture!
Richard Cassels
German-French architect
Richard Cassels ( – ), also known as Richard Castle, was an architect who ranks with Edward Lovett Pearce as one of the greatest architects working in Ireland in the 18th century.
Cassels was born in in Kassel, Germany. Although German, his family were of French origin and descended from the French-Netherlandish 'Du Ry' family, famous for the many architects among their number. A cousin Simon Louis du Ry designed Schloss Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel.[1][2]
Early work
Richard Cassels, who originally trained as an engineer, came to Ireland in at the behest of Sir Gustavus Hume of County Fermanagh to design for Hume a mansion on the shores of Lower Lough Erne.
Richard castle architect his biography and works
Hume had probably discovered Cassels working in London where he was influenced by the circle of architects influenced by Lord Burlington. Cassels, soon after arrival in Ireland, established a thriving architectural practice in Dublin.
Architecturally at the time