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Joseph Bonomi the Elder (19 January 1739 - 9 March 1808) was an Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 and draughtsman
Technical drawing

File:Drafter at work.jpgFile:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F038800-0010, Wolfsburg, VW Autowerk.jpgTechnical drawing is the discipline of creating Standardization technology drawing by architects, CAD drafters, design engineers, and related professionals....
 notable for his activity in England
England

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.

Born in Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
, he made his early reputation there, then moved to London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in 1767.

He worked from 1768 until 1781 in the practice of Robert
Robert Adam

Robert Adam was a Scotland neoclassicism architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him....
 and James Adam before setting up his own business. Notable works include:

In 1775 he married a cousin of Angelica Kauffmann
Angelica Kauffmann

Maria Anna Angelika/Angelica Katharina Kauffmann was a Swiss-Austrian Painting....
. In 1789, he was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy
Royal Academy

The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London, England. As an academy, it functions to encourage British art, and has a membership of practising artists....
, and from that time constantly exhibited architectural drawing
Architectural drawing

File:A.L._van_Gendt_Concertgebouw_0.jpgArchitectural drawing is technical drawing of architecture and drawing for architectural projects. Architectural drawing are a means of communicating ideas, concepts and details, and require draughting skills in modern and traditional methods of architectural drawing....
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Joseph Bonomi the Elder (19 January 1739 - 9 March 1808) was an Italian
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
 architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
 and draughtsman
Technical drawing

File:Drafter at work.jpgFile:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F038800-0010, Wolfsburg, VW Autowerk.jpgTechnical drawing is the discipline of creating Standardization technology drawing by architects, CAD drafters, design engineers, and related professionals....
 notable for his activity in England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
.

Born in Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
, he made his early reputation there, then moved to London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in 1767.

He worked from 1768 until 1781 in the practice of Robert
Robert Adam

Robert Adam was a Scotland neoclassicism architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him....
 and James Adam before setting up his own business. Notable works include:
  • Parts of Towneley Hall
    Towneley Park

    Towneley Park comprises Towneley Hall, a large country house, and its surrounding estate on the outskirts of Burnley, Lancashire, England.Most of the land is open, although a nature trail follows the woodland to the rear of the hall....
     near Burnley
    Burnley

    Burnley is a large market town in the Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies east of Blackburn and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder, Lancashire and River Brun....
     in Lancashire
    Lancashire

    Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....
  • Barrells Hall, near Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
    Warwickshire

    Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton in the far north of the county....
  • Packington
    Great Packington

    Great Packington is a hamlet near Meriden, West Midlands, Warwickshire. It is the home of the Packington estate, including Packington Hall, Packington Old Hall and St James' Church, Great Packington....
     Hall Chapel, Warwickshire
  • A mausoleum
    Mausoleum

    A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons....
     at Blickling Park, Norfolk
    Norfolk

    Norfolk is a low-lying Counties of England in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and with Suffolk to the south....
  • Piercefield House
    Piercefield House

    Piercefield House is a largely ruined Neoclassical architecture mansion designed by Sir John Soane, located near Chepstow in Monmouthshire, south east Wales....
     in Monmouthshire
    Monmouthshire (historic)

    Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen Historic counties of Wales of Wales and a former Administrative divisions of Wales....
  • Remodelling of Stanstead Park, Sussex
    Sussex

    Sussex , from the Old English Su?seaxe , is a Historic counties of England in South East England England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex....
     (with James Wyatt
    James Wyatt

    James Wyatt Royal Academy , was an England architect, a rival of Robert Adam in the Neoclassicism style, who far outdid Adam in his work in the Gothic revival....
    )
  • Alterations to Hatchlands Park
    Hatchlands Park

    Hatchlands Park is a red-brick country house with surrounding gardens in East Clandon, Surrey, England covering 170 hectares . It is located near Guildford along the A246 between West Clandon and West Horsley....
    , near Guildford
    Guildford

    Guildford is the county town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region....
    , Surrey
    Surrey

    Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
  • Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory, Warwick Street, St James's, London (1789-1790)
  • Laverstoke House, Laverstoke, Hampshire
    Hampshire

    Hampshire , sometimes historically Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire, , or the County of Southampton, is a Counties of England on the south coast of England....
     (1798)
  • Sections of Lambton Castle
    Lambton Castle

    Lambton Castle, located in County Durham, England, between the towns of Washington, Tyne and Wear and Chester-le-Street, is a stately home, the ancestral seat of the Lambton family, the Earl of Durham....
    , near Washington
    Washington, Tyne and Wear

    Washington is a town within the metropolitan borough of the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England, although it has been in the Newcastle Upon Tyne List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom since the 19th Century....
    , County Durham
    County Durham

    County Durham is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in North East England England. The county town is Durham.The largest settlement in the county is the town of Darlington....
  • Longford Hall
    Longford Hall

    Longford Hall is a large country house in Longford, Shropshire, a village in Shropshire, England near the town of Newport, Shropshire, built in 1785 for Ralph Leeke who was political agent of the British East India Company, designed by Joseph Bonomi , who had worked with Robert Adam and James Adam ....
     in Shropshire
    Shropshire

    Shropshire , alternatively known as Salop or abbreviated, in print only, Shrops, is a Counties of England in the West Midlands of England....


In 1775 he married a cousin of Angelica Kauffmann
Angelica Kauffmann

Maria Anna Angelika/Angelica Katharina Kauffmann was a Swiss-Austrian Painting....
. In 1789, he was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy
Royal Academy

The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London, England. As an academy, it functions to encourage British art, and has a membership of practising artists....
, and from that time constantly exhibited architectural drawing
Architectural drawing

File:A.L._van_Gendt_Concertgebouw_0.jpgArchitectural drawing is technical drawing of architecture and drawing for architectural projects. Architectural drawing are a means of communicating ideas, concepts and details, and require draughting skills in modern and traditional methods of architectural drawing....
s. In 1804 he was appointed architect of St. Peter's at Rome
Rome

Rome is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city, with 2,724,347 residents in an urban area of some ....
. He died in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
 in 1808. He was the father of Ignatius Bonomi
Ignatius Bonomi

Ignatius Bonomi was an English architect and Surveyor , with Italian origins by his father, strongly associated with Durham in north-east England....
 (1787-1870), also an architect, and of Joseph Bonomi the Younger
Joseph Bonomi the Younger

Joseph Bonomi the Younger was an England sculpture, artist, Egyptology and museum curator....
 (1796-1878), who became an eminent sculptor, artist and Egyptologist.