July 15 – Architect and theatre designer Inigo Jones

On this day in Tudor history, 15th July 1573, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, architect and theatre designer Inigo Jones was born in London.

Jones is known for founding, what the Encyclopaedia Britannica describes as the English classical tradition of architecture. He is mainly known for his design of the Banqueting House, which was begun in 1619, the Queen's House at Greenwich, which was begun in 1616 and was built for Queen Anne, wife of James I, and his stage design work, some of it in collaboration with Ben Jonson.

His other architectural works include:

• The Queen’s Chapel at St James’s Palace
• The design of Covent Garden Square
• The square of Lincoln’s Inn Fields
• and the remodelling and repair of Old St Paul’s Cathedral

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Image: Portrait of Inigo Jones painted by William Hogarth in 1758, after Van Dyck.