Roses and Pinks at Levens Hall, Kendal, Cumbria

細節

George Samuel Elgood (1851-1943)
Roses and Pinks at Levens Hall, Kendal, Cumbria
signed and dated 'Geo: S: Elgood 1892' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, heightened with touches of bodycolour and with scratching out
14 5/8 x 21 5/8 in. (37.2 x 55 cm.)

來源

with Christopher Wood, London.

出版

P. Hobhouse & C. Wood, Painted Gardens: English Watercolours 1850-1914, London, 1995, pl. 97.

注意事項

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拍品專文

The world-famous topiary gardens of Levens were begun in 1694 and designed by Guillaume Beaumont who had trained uder André le Nôtre at Versailles. He also designed the topiary at Hampton Court. The gardens have remained essentially unchanged for over 300 years.

By 1892 when Elgood painted the gardens at Levens, the topiary remained virtually as it was first conceived, with the fantastic shapes in yew and box remaining. The present view shows flower beds of roses, white-flowering Dianthus and delphiniums set in the relief of the massive topiary. The wall in the background separates the garden from the parkland beyond.