The colorful life and architectural achievements of John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) are vigorously presented here in a detailed text and spectacular photographs. A short account of Vanbrugh's triple career is followed by an outstanding sequence of specially commissioned photographs, supported by contemporary drawings, engravings and plans. Includes an index.

(Key Words: art, art history, John Vanbrugh, Sir Christopher Wren, Grinling Gibbons, Nicholas Hawksmoor, Colen Campbell).