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View of the grounds of Langley Park, Beckenham, London

Humphry Repton1790

Royal Institute of British Architects

Royal Institute of British Architects
London, United Kingdom

This landscape drawing was created following proposed alterations: perspective with overlaid paper flap in place showing cattle and sheep in the foreground and a lake and garden temple in the background. This sketch is from one of Repton's Red Books. Repton would produce a Red Book for each of his proposed landscape schemes. These bound volumes of essays and watercolours served as persuasive marketing tools for his work and included both 'before' and 'after' views of the development sites utilising overlaid paper flaps to indicate Repton's suggested improvements.

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  • Title: View of the grounds of Langley Park, Beckenham, London
  • Creator: Architect: Humphry Repton (1752-1818)
  • Date Created: 1790
  • Location Created: London, UK
  • Rights: RIBA Collections
  • Medium: Drawing
Royal Institute of British Architects

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