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Rousham- William Kent's masterpiece

When he designed the landscape gardens at Rousham, William Kent had a folly built in a field across the river. The statue of the Lion and Horse is by Peter Scheemakers (1691-1781). oxfordgardendesign.co.uk/the-gardens-at-rousham

In the first note a wide angle view of the same scene across the bowling green.


In the second note the (bad) copy of the classic Dying Gladiator on the Praeneste Terrace.
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36 comments

Malik Raoulda said:

Merci pour ce superbe partage excellemment rendu.Un beau jardin remarquable par sa conception et sa beauté.
Bon dimanche.
3 years ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to Malik Raoulda:

Merci beaucoup, Malik! It's a typical example of an English landscape garden.
3 years ago

©UdoSm said:

Bevor ich Deine Bemerkungen gelesen habe, dachte ich beim rechten PicinPic: "Wie vom Baum gefallen".
Dabei ist es um ihn ja noch sehr viel schlechter bestellt...
3 years ago ( translate )

Gudrun replied to ©UdoSm:

Danke vielmals, Udo! Haha, und wer immer diese antike Statue kopiert hat, hat's nicht so ganz wie das Original hinbekommen;-) Ich denke mal, dem Gladiator ist das inzwischen ziemlich egal...
3 years ago ( translate )

uwschu said:

schöne Serie, Gudrun.
Angenehmen Sonntag
3 years ago ( translate )

tiabunna said:

A well taken series of this interesting formal landscaped garden.
3 years ago

Ulrich John said:

Eine tolle englische Gartenlandschaft ! Schön inmitten des gelben Rapses !
3 years ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Beautiful landscape image Gudrun.
3 years ago ( translate )

Amelia said:

It's amazing what lengths the landed gentry went to get an interesting view. Is that a field of rapeseed I see? It can't have done your hay fever much good. ;-)
3 years ago

Daniela Brocca said:

Wie schön .
3 years ago ( translate )

Keith Burton said:

That's a superb view of the oilseed rape field across the gardens it stands out beautifully under the grey sky and the folly makes a great point of interest. I like the vibrant greens in the foreground as well.

The first PiP is gorgeous..............there's no shortage of leading lines here and some very nice light too.

The second PiP.............is beautifully sharp and detailed, especially all the lichen on the statue.

Three cracking shots.............all very well captured Gudrun!
3 years ago

Marta Wojtkowska said:

What a place, wow!
3 years ago

Rosalyn Hilborne said:

Three lovely picture Gudrun. I wish I could get lines like that on my lawn! The view beyond is beautiful. Every stately home needed a folly!
3 years ago

Boarischa Krautmo said:

schön!
3 years ago ( translate )

Esther said:

That is a lot of lawn to mow. :)
3 years ago