Lancelot Brown changed the face of eighteenth-century England, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills and making flowing lakes and serpentine rivers, a magical world of green. This English landscape style spread across Europe and the world. At home, it proved so pleasing that Brown's influence spread into the lowland landscape at large, and into landscape painting. He stands behind our vision, and fantasy, of rural England. In this vivid, lively biography, based on detailed research, Jane Brown paints an unforgettable picture of the man, his work, his happy domestic life, and his crowded world. She follows the life of the jovial yet elusive Mr Brown, from his childhood and apprenticeship in rural Northumberland, through his formative years at Stowe, the most famous garden of the day.
Title: Lancelot 'Capability' Brown
Subtitle: the omnipotent magician, 1716-1783
Contributors:
By (author)
Jane Brown
ISBN 13: 9781845951795
ISBN 10: 1845951794
Publisher: Vintage
Imprint: Pimlico
Publication Date: 1/05/2012
Place of Publication:
London,
United Kingdom
Edition:
BIC Subjects:
Biography & autobiography: general
NBS Classification: Biography: Historical, Political & Military
Dewey Classification:
712.092
(DC23)
;
712.0924
(DC21)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Thickness: 29mm
Weight: 368g