Sir William Chambers

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Noun1.Sir William Chambers - English architect (1723-1796)
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Work on remodelling the re-named Queen's House began a year later under Sir William Chambers, and the decision to upgrade from a house to a palace came a little later, when George III was succeeded by his son, the famously extravagant George IV, who in 1826, appointed architect John Nash to create a palace fit for a king.
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It was designed by Sir William Chambers, who also worked on the Great Pagoda in Kew Gardens and Somerset House in central London.
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Rigaud, Sir William Chambers is distinguished from Joseph Wilton and Sir Joshua Reynolds by having his left hand resting on a pair of compasses on top of an architectural drawing while in his right hand is a right-angle square.
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John, a capable character in his chosen field, also plays Lord Cobham of Stowe, the first Duchess of Northumberland, George III (known as 'Farmer George' - it seems everyone had a nickname in those days), Clive of India and Brown's arch enemy, Sir William Chambers.
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