1. Add MS 69795
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 69795
- Title:
- 'CAPABILITY' BROWN: correspondence of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, landscape gardener (b.1715, d.1783), comprising mainly letters from patrons relating to commissions, but also including a few letters from Brown and his wife on family matters; 1753-1784, n.d. See Dorothy Stroud, Capability Brown (rev. ed. 1957), Appendix III, pp. 217-222, where extracts are printed from a number of the letters. Formerly owned by G. R. M. Pakenham, a descendant of Capability Brown through his daughter Margare...
- Scope & Content:
- Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, architect and landscape gardener: Horticulture: Correspondence of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown: 1753-1784, n.d. includes: f. 1 Admiral George Anson, Baron Anson: Letter to 'Capability' Brown: 1753.f. 2 Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland: Letter to 'Capability' Brown: ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1753-1784
- Extent:
- 1 item