Ralph Simons (Symons)
(active 1580-1610), ArchitectSitter in 2 portraits
Simons was a mason-architect who was responsible for the construction and redesign of a number of colleges at Cambridge University. His Second Court at St. John's College still survives, along with his drawings relating to the commission. His career spanned a crucial moment in the development of the architectural profession in Britain.
by Georg Siegmund Facius, published by William Richardson, after Thomas Kerrich, after Unknown artist
stipple and line engraving, published 1 August 1803
NPG D45774
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