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The attribution of Somerset House to John of Padua (given in Old and New London) derives from Thomas Pennant, Some Account of London, 1790. Naturally I don't have a copy, but the text of the 1813 5th edition (described on the title page as “with considerable additions” - by whom is not stated and I will assume that this is not one of them) p.206, reads as follows: “The architect is supposed to have been John of Padua, who had a salary under the preceding reign, under the title of devizor of his majesty's buildings * which was continued to him in the reign of the son.” The footnote refers to Walpole's Anecdotes of Painting, I. 114. Just thought you'd like to know.
And the possibility of John of Padua and John Thorpe being one and the same is certainly worth a reappraisal, and perhaps a paper in a suitable journal? Ghughesarch (talk) 20:05, 13 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
