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Anonymous, "Plan of a Mansion Residence, laid out in the natural style," 1849

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Place
People
A. J. Downing
Keyword relationships
Inscribed: Bed
Inscribed: Belvedere/Prospect tower/Observatory
Inscribed: Fence
Inscribed: Kitchen garden
Inscribed: Lake
Inscribed: Modern style/Natural style
Inscribed: Orchard
Inscribed: Pavilion
Inscribed: Pond
Associated: Eminence
Associated: Park
Associated: Picturesque
Associated: Pleasure ground/Pleasure garden
Associated: Shrubbery
Associated: Wood/Woods
Information
Creator
Anonymous
Date
1849
Title
Plan of a Mansion Residence, laid out in the natural style
Inscription
Medium
Dimensions
Reference
Date of Publication
1849
Reference Title
A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Adapted to North America; with a view to the improvement of country residences. Comprising historical notices and general principles of the art, directions for laying out grounds and arranging plantations, the description and cultivation of hardy trees, decorative accompaniments to the house and grounds, the formation of pieces of artificial water, flower gardens, etc.: with remarks on rural architecture
Volume
Edition
4th
Page
115
Figure
25
Repository
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Zotero ID
5M4S2D64

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Anonymous, "Plan of a Mansion Residence, laid out in the natural style," in A. J. Downing, A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Adapted to North America; with a view to the improvement of country residences. Comprising historical notices and general principles of the art, directions for laying out grounds and arranging plantations, the description and cultivation of hardy trees, decorative accompaniments to the house and grounds, the formation of pieces of artificial water, flower gardens, etc.: with remarks on rural architecture (1849), 115, fig. 25. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

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