John Shute (architect)

John Shute (died 1563) was an English artist and architect who was born in Cullompton, Devon.[1][2] His book, The First and Chief Grounds of Architecture,[3] was the first work in English on classical architecture.[4] Shute's patron was John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, for whom he built a residential wing at Dudley Castle.[4] He was also known as a painter of miniatures.[5]

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