E. ADVENO BROOKE (active 1853-1861)

The Gardens of England. London: T. McLean, 1857.

The bold colors of the twenty-four chromolithographic colored plates in this collection brilliantly evoke the visual splendor of gardens in full bloom. The text describes and the views depict gardens in English stately homes; despite the importance of gardens and gardening in the reign of Queen Victoria, this work is a unique contemporary record of the landscape garden styles in vogue in the mansions of mid-Victorian England.

Acquired with the support of the Unidel Foundation

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