The Hampton Court albums of Catherine the Great
Dedinkin, Mikhail2016
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Two albums of drawings by Capability Brown's draughtsman, John Spyers, were recently discovered in the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg and are here reproduced in their entirety. They are considered to be one of the most complete visual records of an historic landscape ever captured before photography. Purchased by Catherine the Great in the early 1780s, they lay forgotten for over 200 years. The 149 drawings mainly depict Hampton Court Palace and its surrounding parks in the years when Capability Brown was Chief Gardener there (1764-83), appointed by George III.
Main title:
The Hampton Court albums of Catherine the Great / Mikhail Dedinkin, David Jacques.
Author:
Dedinkin, Mikhail, authorJacques, David, 1948-, authorSpyers, JohnHampton Court (Richmond upon Thames, London, England), host institution
Imprint:
London : Fontanka, 2016.
Collation:
160 pages : illustrations ; 32 cm
ISBN:
9781906257224 (hbk)
Dewey class:
759.2
Language:
English
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Subject:
Spyers, John -- ExhibitionsBrown, Lancelot, 1716-1783 -- ExhibitionsHampton Court (Richmond upon Thames, London, England) -- Pictorial works -- ExhibitionsLandscape gardening -- England -- History -- 18th century -- ExhibitionsCatherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796 -- Art collectionsGosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh (Russia)Art and Design
BRN:
1719989
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