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Architect, writer on architecture, in Britain. Entered Royal Academy Schools (1815), studied under Soane, won the silver medal (1817); practised in London. Founder-member of the Royal Institute of British Architects (1834) and its President 1863-4. First Professor of Architecture at University College, London (1842). Wrote extensively, especially on ancient Greek and Roman architecture.
Born: 1795
Died: 1885
RA Schools student from 24 Nov 1815
Gender: Male
Thomas Leverton Donaldson
A Review Of The Professional Life Of Sir John Soane, Archt. R.A. M.I.B.A. F.R.S. And Member Of Various Foreign Academies. Deceased 20th January, 1837. With Some Remarks On His Genius And Productions. Read At The First Subsequent Ordinary Meeting Of The Institute Of British Architects, Held Monday 6th February, 1837. By Thomas Leverton Donaldson, Fellow And Honorary Secretary, Corresponding Member Of The Institute Of France, &c. &c. - - London:: [1837]
07/3830
Thomas Leverton Donaldson
A Collection Of The Most Approved Examples Of Doorways, From Modern Buildings In Italy And Sicily, Expressly Measured And Delineated For This Work, Preceded By A Sketch Of The History Of Italian Architecture From Its Revival To The Time Of Palladio : By Thomas Leverton Donaldson, Architect ; Honorary Secretary of the Institute of British Architects ; Corresponding Member in the Class of the Fine Arts of the Institute of France ; Member of the Société libre des Beaux Arts at Paris ; of the Academies of Fine Arts at Rome, Venice, Milan, Florence, and of the Archæological Institute of Rome ; Contributor to the Supplementary Volume of the Antiquities of Athens ; Author of the Folio Work on Pompeii, and of various other works. [1-line motto from Diedo, Le Fabbriche di Venezia del Conte Cicognara.] - London: 1836
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Thomas Leverton Donaldson
A Collection Of The Most Approved Examples of Doorways, From Ancient Buildings In Greece And Italy, Expressly Measured And Delineated For This Work, Preceded By An Essay On The Usages Of The Ancients Respecting Doorways ; A New Translation Of The Chapter Of Vitruvius On The Subject, With The Original Text Taken from An Ancient And Valuable M.S. In The British Museum; And Copious Descriptions Of The Plates : By Thomas Leverton Donaldson, Architect; Member of the Academy of St. Luke at Rome ; Corresponding Member of the Academies of Fine Arts at Venice and Milan ; and Academic Professor of the First Class of the Academy at Florence ; Author of the Folio Work on Pompeii ; Contributor to the Supplementary Volume of the Antiquities of Athens, &c., &c. [1-line motto from Diedo, Le Fabbriche di Venezia del Conte Cicognara.] - London: 1833
12/4204
Thomas Leverton Donaldson
Architectura numismatica : or, Architectural medals of classic antiquity illustrated and explained by comparison with the monuments and the descriptions of ancient authors, and copious text. One hundred lithographs and woodcuts / by T. L. Donaldson. - London: 1859
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Thomas Leverton Donaldson, Palermo, to Sr. Thomas Lawrence
27 Feb 1821
Item LAW/3/259
Thomas L. Donaldson, 21 Upper Bedford Place, London, W.C., to E. Jupp
19 Nov 1874
Item JU/13/86
Minutes
1833-1851
Item GS/1
Thomas L. Donaldson, Bolton Gardens, Russell Square, to [John] Gibson
04 Nov 1865
Item GI/1/101