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Description: | Coloured engraving. Fashionably dressed men and women enjoy the gardens in front of Kew Palace, while sheep also graze or lie on the grass. This engraving is plate 36 of the publication celebrating architect Sir William Chambers's achievement at Kew Gardens, one of the most sumptuous folios ever produced on a single garden: ‘Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Perspective Views of the Gardens and Buildings at Kew in Surry [sic]’ (1763). The work is dedicated to Princess Augusta and was paid for by George III. Alongside Robert Adam (1728-1792), Chambers was made Architect of the King’s Works. In this position he was responsible for the layout of Kew Gardens in Surrey and designed several constructions at Kew such as the Orangery and the Pagoda. This image was also published in the ‘Gentleman’s Magazine’ in 1763. | Subjects: | genre plant lawn rake shepherd topography girl tree 18th century costume woman dress tricorn hat sheep palace dog garden man | Temporal: | 1763 | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | John Joshua Kirby (Artist) | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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