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John Vardy

British architect (1718–1765)
Person Human Q6261820

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
1718
Date of death
May 17, 1765
Place of birth
Durham
Place of death
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
architect
Work location
London[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[12]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library[17]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[16]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[11]
Family name
Vardy[8]
Given name
John[9]
Has works in the collection
National Gallery of Art, Yale Center for British Art[14][15]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Vardy da John Vardy (I) it John Vardy (I) ja ジョン・ヴァーディー pt John vardy
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000114525519
VIAF cluster ID
95840466
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85144839
GND ID
119484242
ArchINFORM person/group ID
6167
British Museum person or institution ID
49406
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00557037
De Agostini ID
Vardy,+John
FAST ID
1855553
Freebase ID
/m/05q87pm
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991004145909707141
Grove Art Online ID
T087959
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IdRef ID
164443347
Invaluable.com person ID
xixw7fuz1c
Met Constituent ID
83465
National Gallery of Art artist ID
11591
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810619882805606
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
28112
Prabook ID
2238374
RA Collections ID
18889
RKDartists ID
79437
Royal Academy ID
john-vardy
SNAC ARK ID
w67z115p
Union List of Artist Names ID
500025751
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJycJc6D46TP7KGcHhGGpP
YCBA agent ID
4641

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 2
National Gallery of Art, Yale Center for British Art
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Vardy
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
architect
Place of birth 1
Durham
Place of death 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
London
← Architect 1
Spencer House
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Summary

John Vardy was born in 1718[1] in Durham[2]. He died on May 17, 1765[3], in London[4]. He worked as an architect[5].

FAQs

Where was John Vardy born?

John Vardy's place of birth was Durham[2].

Where did John Vardy die?

John Vardy died in London[4].

What did John Vardy do for work?

John Vardy worked as an architect[5].

Related Entities

Durham London National Gallery of Art United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: English, batch #263732"
  2. 27w ago · Arch2bot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library
    Described by source → Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
    Sex or gender → male
    Given name → John
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Added reference: Occupation: architect, Add archINFORM reference"
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