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Artificial & Natural Scenery Proposal by Humphry Repton

Humphry Repton1802

Garden Museum

Garden Museum
London, United Kingdom

'Artificial & Natural Scenery' from Humphry Repton's book, 'Observations on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening', published by J Taylor in London, 1803. Repton writes, 'No groups [of trees] will therefore appear natural unless two or more trees are planted very near each other, whilst the perfection of a group consists in the combination of trees of different age, size, and character. The two sketches in the annexed plate exemplify this remark; the first represents a few young trees protected by cradles, and though some of them appear nearer together than others, it arises from their being seen in perspective, for I suppose them to be planted (as they usually are) at nearly equal distances.'

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  • Title: Artificial & Natural Scenery Proposal by Humphry Repton
  • Creator: Humphry Repton, J Taylor
  • Date Created: 1802
  • Location Created: London, England

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