Figure 28: William Kent, View of Grotto and Shell Temple at Twickenham,...

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Description: View of Grotto and Shell Temple at Twickenham, Alexander Pope’s Garden

TitleView of Grotto and Shell Temple at Twickenham, Alexander Pope’s Garden

Creator nameKent, William

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1725

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsPen and black and gray ink and brown wash, over graphite

Dimensions11 3/8 × 15 1/2 in. (28.9 × 39.5 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=752378&partId=1&searchText=1872,1109.878&page=1

Accession number1872,1109.878

SubjectsGrottoes (Garden structures)Landscape drawing, BritishGardens, English, in art

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Chapter 14. Landscape Architecture

John Dixon Hunt

William Kent: Designing Georgian Britain

FAMOUS AS WILLIAM KENT IS in the history of English landscaping, one of the main difficulties with grasping the significance and extent of his designs is that most assessments of his work are based on his architectural insertions into landscapes and not on the landscapes themselves. This is understandable on three counts: the structures are often remarkable and important in their own right; they...

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John Dixon Hunt

PublisherBard Graduate Center

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.365-388

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00218.014

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Chapter subject tags:Kent, William, 1685-1748Rousham Garden (England)Landscape architecture--Great Britain--18th centuryWalpole, Horace, 1717-1797Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744Stowe Gardens (England)Garden structures--England--18th centuryHolkham Hall (England)Esher Place (Esher, England)

Introduction (2): Mrs. Delany and Compassing the Circle: The Essays Introduced

Mark Laird

Mrs. Delany and her Circle

The twelve essays in Mrs. Delany and her Circle range widely but all contribute to an understanding of the mantua petticoat representing the first half of Mary’s life, and the “paper mosaicks” that are the crowning achievement of the second. In planning the exhibition, we...

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Mark Laird

PublisherYale Center for British Art

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.29-38

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00085.006

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Chapter subject tags:Women artists--Great Britain--18th centuryBotanical illustration--England--18th centuryGardens, English, in art--18th centuryClothing and dress--Great Britain--18th centuryArt and natural history--Great Britain--History--18th centuryDelany, Mrs. (Mary), 1700-1788

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