An Essay on the Picturesque, as Compared with the Sublime and the Beautiful

And, on the Use of Studying Pictures, for the Purpose of Improving Real Landscape

By:

Uvedale Price

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture

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Frustrated by what he saw as the over-grooming prevalent in British landscape gardening and associated with the work of Capability Brown, Uvedale Price (1747–1829) published this essay in 1794. He emphasises here the importance of naturalism and harmony with the surrounding environment. Providing examples of how certain features in a garden may be improved through adherence to picturesque principles, Price seeks to apply the lessons of landscape painting to the practice of landscape gardening. He also stresses the importance of paying attention to changing light and the effect of shadow. The essay appeared in the same year as 'The Landscape', a didactic poem by Richard Payne Knight (1751–1824), which was addressed to Price and is included at the end of this reissue. Price's Letter to H. Repton, Esq., a supplement to his essay, is reissued separately in this series in its 1798 edition.

Release date Australia

January 2nd, 2014

Author

Uvedale Price

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

2 Plates, black and white

Pages

396

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture

Dimensions

140x216x22

ISBN-13

9781108067249

Product ID

21717637

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