. European and Japanese gardens; papers read before the American Institute of Architects ... Gardens; Gardens. French Gardening and Its Master. PLAN OF THE GARDENS AND PARK ST. CLOUD accounts of his dealings with his artists of various kinds, that the Grand Monarque was far from being what an architect would call an easy client. He had ideas of his own, thought he knew it all better than the cleverest of others, made changes from beginning to end during the progress of the work ; and indulged, without a thought of the other man, in all those annoyances which, if they were not at times so dif^c
. European and Japanese gardens; papers read before the American Institute of Architects ... Gardens; Gardens. French Gardening and Its Master. PLAN OF THE GARDENS AND PARK ST. CLOUD accounts of his dealings with his artists of various kinds, that the Grand Monarque was far from being what an architect would call an easy client. He had ideas of his own, thought he knew it all better than the cleverest of others, made changes from beginning to end during the progress of the work ; and indulged, without a thought of the other man, in all those annoyances which, if they were not at times so dif^cult to bear with, we should call petty. But with all that, he recog- nized very substantially, in honors, in pecuniary grants, and, best of all, in enlarged opportunities for work, his indebted- ness to those who worked for him. Le Notre was a consum- mate courtier, never for a moment presuming to a semblance of social equality with the great nobles for whom he worked ; but at the same time giving rein, in their presence, to the charming child-like good nature and enthusiasm which was so important a factor in his success. Those who emploved him loved him, and he made his way, and got his way, quite as much, probably, by the exercise of his personal charm as by bringing into play the more masterful powers of his intellect! 124. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Brown, Glenn, 1854-1932; Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926; Sturgis, R. Clipston (Richard Clipston), 1860-1951; Howard, John Galen, 1864-1931; Honda, Kinkichiro?, 1850-1921. Philadelphia, H. T. Coates & Co.
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