The Gardens At Rousham
$80.10
- Hardcover
160 pages
- Release Date
17 October 2021
Summary
Rousham in Oxfordshire was one of the first landscape gardens created in England and is, still, one of the most influential. Designed by William Kent in the late 1730s for the Cottrell-Dormer family (who are its owners today) it has become a place of pilgrimage for landscape architects and garden designers worldwide as well as garden lovers. Its magical glades and sculptural set-pieces have long intrigued Francis Hamel, who has lived and worked there for 25 years. Since the beginning of 2020 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781908337610 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1908337613 |
| Author: | Francis Hamel, Joanna Kavenna, Tom Stuart-Smith, Christopher Woodward |
| Publisher: | Clearview |
| Imprint: | Clearview |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 17 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.24kg |
| Dimensions: | 294mm x 236mm x 3mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Monty Don describes Rousham as ‘the greatest masterpiece of English gardening - a flawless work of genius’.
Monty Don describes Rousham as ‘the greatest masterpiece of English gardening - a flawless work of genius’.
About The Author
Francis Hamel
Francis Hamel has lived as artist in residence at Rousham for 25 years. Trained at the Ruskin School of Art whilst at Magdalen College, Oxford, he has won international acclaim for his work. 18 months in lockdown has enabled Hamel to build up an in-depth collection of paintings of the astonishing landscape around him. Even though Rousham has always provided him with inspiration, this body of work is represented by over 80 paintings and drawings capturing details of the 17th century walled gardens with their espalier pear trees and box parterres, as well as the 18th century pleasure grounds designed by William Kent.
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