Observations on the Theory and Practise of Landscape Gardening

1803
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Observations on the Theory and Practise of Landscape Gardening
  • Author: Humphry Repton (British, Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk 1752–1818 Romford, Essex)
  • Sitter: Humphry Repton (British, Bury St. Edmonds, Suffolk 1752–1818 Romford, Essex)
  • Designer: Portrait of Repton designed by Samuel Shelley (British, London 1756–1808 London)
  • Printer: Thomas Bensley (British, baptised London 1759–1835)
  • Dedicatee: George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor)
  • Publisher: J. Taylor (London)
  • Date: 1803
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching, some hand colored
  • Dimensions: 14 x 11 5/8 x 1 15/16 in. (35.5 x 29.5 x 5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1944
  • Object Number: 44.63
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

More Artwork

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.