Chiswick House Gardens: 300 Years of Creation and Re-Creation

by Jacques and David Jacques

The grounds at Chiswick House are amongst the most iconic of all the historic gardens of Europe. In the 1720s they reflected Lord Burlington's innovative ideas on Palladianism and antique gardens, whilst the area transformed by William Kent to give a rustic appearance in the early 1730s has been recognised as one of, or perhaps the, birthplace of the landscape garden. The grounds were periodically brought to the forefront of taste, reaching another...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800856210
• ISBN13: 9781800856219
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Historic England
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.6"