Portrait of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown

Nathaniel Dance-Holland, John Keyse Sherwinc1780

Historic Royal Palaces
United Kingdom

Lancelot 'Capability' Brown (1716-1783) royal gardener and pioneering landscape designer. When Brown was given his royal appointment at Hampton Court Palace in 1764 he was the world's best-known gardener and became the main proponent of the English landscape garden

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Title: Portrait of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown
Creator: John Keyse Sherwin (1751-90) Role Engraver Attribution After Nathaniel Dance
Date Created: c1780
Location Created: Hampton Court Palace
Rights: © Historic Royal Palaces
External Link: Image from Historic Royal Palaces Image Library

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Nathaniel Dance-Holland John Keyse Sherwin Capability Brown East Molesey England Engraving Hampton Court Palace United Kingdom

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