Contents
Foreword. 12
The Huguenots. 29
The Fourdrinier Family in the Netherlands. 38
1714-1720 Paul Fourdrinier and Bernard Picart (1673-1733) 43
Paul Fourdrinier – Becoming an Engraver 54
London at the Time of Paul Fourdrinier 58
The Huguenots in London. 73
Publishing in the 18th Century. 77
1720 – 1731 Paul Fourdrinier becomes established in London 85
Paul’s First Work – Virgil for Jacob Tonson. 101
Paul and the Fascination of Morocco. 107
The Curious Affair of the Rabbit Woman. 113
Richard Fiddes’ Life of Wolsey. 126
Milton’s Paradise Lost 1727. 127
Palladio and the NeoClassical Movement 129
Paul Acquires Patrons and is Involved in the “Palladian War” 135
Alexander Pope’s Works of Shakespear 146
John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham and Pope Associate 147
Paul and a Pirate – George Shevlocke. 148
Sir Roger L’Estrange’s Seneca's Morals by Way of Abstract 152
Fourdrinier, Robert Walpole and Architectural Taste 154
Retrospective on the 1720’s. 161
The Art of Engraving and Printing. 163
1731 - 1740 Paul Sets Up his Shop. 175
An Early Business Venture and Setback. 193
Debtor’s Prison – The Sand Trap of 18th Century England 195
Paul Fourdrinier and Savannah, Georgia. 200
William Kent, John Gay, John Michel Rysbrack and the Newton Monument 213
Paul Opens His Shop and Press. 224
Fourdrinier, Isaac Ware, Benjamin Cole and the “Second Palladian War”. 236
The Jacob Tonson – Richard Walker Feud. 246
Eboracum: The History of the City and Cathedral of York 249
John Durant Breval 255
A Vision for Westminster Abbey. 260
St. Giles–in-the-Fields Church – a Georgian Gem.. 262
Paul Fourdrinier and the War of Jenkin’s Ear 265
Paul Fourdrinier, Charles Labelye and the Building of the First Westminster Bridge. 267
The 1730’s Retrospective. 280
Paul Fourdrinier’s Prime Decade (1741-1750) 282
A Spanish Classic. 290
Paul Fourdrinier, Church Elder and Lawsuit 292
Paul Fourdrinier, Maps and the 9th Earl of Pembroke 298
An Exciting Neighbor 305
A Professional Neighbor – John Millan – Antiquarian and Publisher 308
Gardens, Fireworks and Music. 310
Louthiana 1748. 320
Paul Fourdrinier and St Paul’s Cathedral 337
Wren’s Final Design for St. Paul’s. 345
The Foundling Hospital 350
The Battle of Dettingen, 1743. 354
George Vertue and Horace Walpole – Looking down from On High. 358
The Death of Susanna 1746. 361
The Haslar Hospital Masterpiece. 362
A Naval Expositer 1750. 365
1740’s Retrospective. 367
1751-1757 The Last Years. 367
Paul Fourdrinier, John Strype and Stowe’s Survey of London 372
Regent Walk and New Senate House and Library, Cambridge University 1752. 375
The City of Bath – A Neoclassical Gem.. 375
Last Apprentice. 381
The Devonport Dockyard 1756. 381
Chesterfield House 1756. 383
Isaac Ware’s Architectural Compendium 1756. 385
William Chambers and in Introduction of Chinese Style 1757 387
Brentford Turnpike and a Link to Westminster Bridge 1757 392
The Ruins of Balbec 1757. 392
Stuart and Revett's The Antiquities of Athens. 394
Fourdrinier Works of Uncertain Date. 395
The End. 396
The Accomplishments of Paul Fourdrinier 398
Afterword – The First Bank Note Forgery. 409
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