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Artist
- Name:
- Brooke, Edward Adveno
- Dates:
- 1821-1910
- Country:
- UK
Illustration
- Subject:
- Landscapes & places
- Technique:
- Lithograph
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- The Smithsonian Libraries, The Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- The gardens of England
- Author(s):
- Brooke, Edward Adveno
- Publisher:
- London: T. Mc. Lean, n.d. [1858]
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
Night view of Eaton hall gardens and the dragon fountain lit by the full moon. The scenery is described as follows by the author:
The south front of the hall looks upon the “Dragon Fountain Garden,” a retired and attractive spot, made doubly interesting by the introduction of statues of the most renowned of the Grosvenor family. […] The fountain — a dragon — occupies the centre of the garden, which, divided from the park by a wall, is of an oblong shape, prettily laid out, and planted with roses, geraniums, calceolarias, verbenas, etc., and will, in the course of a few years, when the numerous ornamental shrubs and trees have attained greater size, be a most beautiful and delightful retreat.
More information about this book can be found on the blog of the Gardens Trust (page saved to the Internet Archive).
