The architect and soldier Stephen Riou (1720-1780) was the son of a Huguenot and studied architecture at Geneva. He was the author of Elements of fortification (1746), Short principles for the architecture of stone bridges (1760), and The Grecian orders of architecture (1768). Cf. A dictionary of British and Irish travelers in Italy, 1701-1800; and A biographical dictionary of British architects, 1600-1840.
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Riou, Stephen -- Correspondence. | Riou, Stephen -- Diaries. | Stuart, James, 1713-1788. | Revett, Nicholas, 1720-1804. | Labelye, Charles, 1705-1781? | Grand tours (Education) | Italy -- Antiquities. | Europe -- Description and travel. | Greece -- Description and travel -- 18th century. | France -- Description and travel -- 18th century. | Turkey -- Description and travel -- 18th century. | İzmir (Turkey) -- Description and travel -- 18th century. | Italy -- Description and travel -- 18th century. | Rome (Italy) -- Description and travel -- 18th century. | Naples (Italy) -- Description and travel -- 18th century. | Herculaneum (Extinct city) -- Description and travel -- 18th century. | Cyprus -- Description and travel -- 18th century. | Benson, Lyde -- Bookplate. | Europe -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.