Gardens of celebrities and celebrated gardens in and around London . ot altogether abolish conven-tionality, for the true Italian garden has much of it. Obelisks,and bridges, and balustrades ; classic temples, vases at regularintervals, and statuary galore, were made use of by him. But asa modern writer says, Kent was the first in English gardeningto vindicate the natural against the artificial. Banishing all theclipped monstrosities of the topiary art in yew, box, or holly,releasing the stream from the conventional canal and marble basin,rejecting the mathematical symmetry of ground plan then
Gardens of celebrities and celebrated gardens in and around London . ot altogether abolish conven-tionality, for the true Italian garden has much of it. Obelisks,and bridges, and balustrades ; classic temples, vases at regularintervals, and statuary galore, were made use of by him. But asa modern writer says, Kent was the first in English gardeningto vindicate the natural against the artificial. Banishing all theclipped monstrosities of the topiary art in yew, box, or holly,releasing the stream from the conventional canal and marble basin,rejecting the mathematical symmetry of ground plan then in voguefor gardens, Kent endeavoured to imitate the variety of nature,with due regard to the principles of light and shade,and perspective. There can be no doubt but that, whatever his deficiencies as adecorator and painter, and however questionable his claim to bean architect, as a landscape-gardener he stands in the first rank. Of very conspicuous interest is the Inigo Jones gateway ter-minating the gravel walk that runs at the north side of the Chiswick 170 I. CHISWICK HOUSE: The Inigo Jones Gateicay Page 170 CHISWICK HOUSE Villa. It was built in 1621, and was originally erected in thegrounds of Beaufort House at Chelsea. That mansion was soldin 1736 to Sir Hans Sloan, who, knowing Lord Burlingtons passionfor the art of Inigo Jones, presented the gateway to him. A stone tablet on the left bears the inscription : Builded by Inigo Jones at Chelsea, on the right hand side are inscribed the words :Given by Sir Hans Sloan, Baronet, to the Earl of Burlington, , personating a traveller, thus apostrophizes the gateway : Passenger : Oh, Gate, how camst thou here ?Gate : I was brought from Chelsea last year, Batterd with wind and weather ;Inigo Jones put me together ;Sir Hans Sloan let me alone ;Burlington brought me hither. The master of Burlington House and Chiswick House was agenerous patron of musicians and men of letters, as well as ofartists and ar
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