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, was the first work in English on classical architecture.[3][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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  1. ^ Hind, Arthur M. (1952). Engraving in England in the Sixteenth & Seventeenth Centuries – a Descriptive Catalogue with Introductions. Part 1 The Tudor Period. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 59.
  2. ^ Worth, R. N. (1895). A History of Devonshire with sketches of its leading wothies. London: Elliot Stock. p. 41.
  3. ^ Wilson, Cathy (5 January 2015). "John Shute's 'The first and chief groundes of architecture', 1563". RIBA Architecture. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b Morris p.46
  5. ^ Williamson, George Charles (1911). "Miniature" . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 526.

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