Author Archives: The Garden History Blog

It’s mid-May and my iris have been in bloom and looking magnificent. Not just a few or even a few dozen but several hundred of them, so as you can probably tell from the sheer number I grow, they’re one … Continue reading →

In this  my third and final post about 17th and 18thc garden statues I’m turning my attention to John Cheere who was probably the most prolific and arguably the greatest sculptor in lead in Georgian Britain.  His work can be … Continue reading →

Following on from last week’s post ….the increasing popularity among the British elite for the Grand Tour from the later 17th century onwards introduced them then to classical statuary and contemporary sculpture  in Italy and France. On their return they … Continue reading →

It’s hard to imagine the garden of a grand stately home without a statue or three. Indeed these days even modest gardens like mine have a well placed bust or figure to add a touch of class to the surroundings. … Continue reading →

Last week’s Funny Faces  were not the only hybrid art form that evolved in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.   Landscape painting was developing too, especially in the Netherlands and artists, such as Arcimboldo whose work I looked … Continue reading →