Humphry Repton

by Laura Mayer

Humphry Repton (1752-1818) ambitiously styled himself Capability Brown's successor; the century's next great improver of landed property. He believed that the art of laying out grounds could only be achieved by 'the united powers of the landscape painter and the practical gardener', and ingeniously combined his knowledge of farming with a talent for topographical sketching. Over thirty years Repton amassed an incredible four hundred commissions, capitalizing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747812942
• ISBN13: 9780747812944
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.7" x 8.0"