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Beauclere in Hants. There was another edition of his works 

 in 2 vols. 8vo. There is an engraved portrait of Mr. E. Lisle, 

 by S. F. Ravenet prefixed to his "Observations.'' 



SIR WILLIAM CHAMBERS, of Scottish parentage, was 

 born in Sweden in 172G, but came to England when only two 

 years old, and was placed at Ripon School. On arriving at 

 manhood he became Supercargo of a Swedish East India ship, 

 and made one voyage in that capacity to China. On his re- 

 turn he commenced the study of Architecture, under the pa- 

 tronage of Lord Bute, by whose interest he was appointed 

 Drawing Master to the Prince of Wales, afterwards George the 

 HI. — His first architectural 'erection was a villa for the Earl of 

 Besborough at Roehampton. He was afterwards employed in 

 laying out the Royal Gardens at Kew, where he introduced the 

 Chinese ornaments. In 1771 he was invested with the Swe- 

 dish Ordorofthe Polar Star. He became aFellowof the Royal 

 and Antiquarian Societies. In 1775 he was appointed to con- 

 duct the erection of Somerset House, being Architect to the 

 King, Surveyor General to the Board of Works, and Treasurer 

 of the Royal Academy. In 1758 his style of design, &c. was 

 severely attacked in two satires termed "An heroic Epistle" 

 and "An heroic Postscript to Sir W. Chambers'' which came 

 from the pen of Mason the Poet. Sir W. Chambers died in 

 1796. 



There are two engravings of him after a portrait by Sir J. 

 Reynolds, one by J. Collyer, 1785, the other by V. Green 

 1780. 3. An engraving by Houston, 1772, after a painting 

 by F. Cotes. 4. A profile by D. Pariset, after a drawing by 

 P. Falconet. 



The following are his published works. 



1. Designs for Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Ma- 



