Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington

The Rt. Hon. Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork, (25 April 169415 December 1753), born in Yorkshire, England, was the son of The 2nd Earl of Burlington and 3rd Earl of Cork and Juliana Noel (1672-1750). Burlington was called 'the Apollo of the Arts' and 'the architect Earl', never taking more than a passing interest in politics despite his position as a Privy Counsellor and a member of both the British House of Lords and the Irish House of Lords.