5: The Enigma of Sir William Chambers by Nikolaus Pevsner. Sir William Chambers (1723-1796) is generally regarded as a representative of English Palladianism. Sir Nikolaus argues that in his best work there is more of Piranesi and Parts than of Palladio. He refers to Sir William Chambers , the recent book by John Harris , with contributions by J. Mordaunt Crook and Eileen Harris. followed by an interlude