A Letter to H. Repton, Esq., on the Application of the Practice as Well as the Principles of Landscape-Painting to Landscape-Gar

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Letter to H. Repton, Esq., on the Application of the Practice as Well as the Principles of Landscape-Painting to Landscape-Gar
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Uvedale Price
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:194
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreArt forms
ISBN/Barcode 9781108067089
ClassificationsDewey:712
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 23 January 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In 1794, Uvedale Price (1747-1829) published his seminal essay on the application of techniques found in landscape painting to the art of landscape gardening. Considered by many to be the successor to Capability Brown, whose approach to landscape design was rejected in no uncertain terms by Price and his followers, Humphry Repton (1752-1818) wrote a letter to Price, with whom he had previously enjoyed good relations, in which he contested certain points in the essay - in particular the necessity of adhering so closely to the principles of landscape painting in the creation of a garden. This reissue is of the 1798 second edition of Price's reply to Repton's criticisms, and forms a supplement to Price's essay of 1794 (also reissued in this series). Repton's original letter is included at the beginning of the text.