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9 de nov. de 2011 · Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was 18th-century England's leading and most influential landscape designer. This gallery of aerial photographs from the Historic England Archive celebrates twelve of his remarkable creations. Kirkharle Hall, Kirkwhelpington, Northumberland (2015-08-17) by Dave MacLeod, Historic England Historic England.
14 de abr. de 2016 · April 14, 2016. Few people have had as large an impact on British gardens as the landscape artist Lancelot Brown, more often known as Capability Brown. His naturalistic style and gracious designs ...
11 de ene. de 2021 · Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown, by Nathanial Dance-Holland. Image credit: National Trust / CC. 1. He had a relatively simple childhood. William, his father, was a yeoman farmer; Ursula, his mother, worked as a chambermaid at Kirkharle Hall. Brown attended the village school in Cambo, along with his five siblings.
28 de dic. de 2016 · Capability Brown: the man who changed English landscapes forever. If you were anyone in Georgian society, your garden would have been designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. Wealthy lords and ladies, and even the royals, commissioned Brown to landscape their vast estates, which revealed much about their status and style.
12 de may. de 2017 · Lancelot nació en el seno de una humilde familia campesina, su padre tenía tierras arrendadas en una finca llamada Kirkharle y allí fue donde Brown, con 16 años, comenzó a trabajar como aprendiz de jardinero. El asma que padecía le llevó a buscarse la vida algo más al sur y tuvo la fortuna de ser contratado en Stowe, una aristocrática ...
24 de may. de 2016 · May 24, 2016. Sheep-dotted vistas at Weston Park. Credit: Weston Park. Lancelot “Capability” Brown was Britain’s most famous landscape gardener who changed the face of 18th-century English country estates, moving hills and creating flowing lakes and serpentine rivers. Juliet Rix explores his legacy….
Brown was employed by Lord Cobham at Stowe in 1741. He took responsibility for both landscaping and architectural works, establishing himself as an independent designer and contractor. Several large commissions followed (more than 40 between 1750 and 1760), and his reputation earned him an average of £8,000 per year.
