Unknown man, formerly known as Humphry Repton Portrait Print

Unknown man, formerly known as Humphry Repton NPG 4247

by Samuel Shelley

Forced to turn to gardening to avoid poverty, Humphry Repton became a highly successful landscape designer and writer on gardening. He admired 'Capability' Brown and combined features from Brown's landscapes with the new varied aesthetic of the picturesque to create a style that was beautiful, practical and exciting. An innovator and keen entrepreneur, Repton made watercolour illustrations with paper flaps that allowed the client to compare the views 'before' and 'after' his improvements. Presented in Repton's 'Red Books', these watercolours were a resounding commercial... more

Extra small 102mm x 153mm £6.00

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