Studying these estates offers a unique opportunity to explore how some gardens are layered over time, or completely wiped and replaced as in some cases.  Formality took a backseat to a "naturalesque" aesthetic, which can be traced forward to many landscape designs today.

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key places of interest

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English Picturesque​

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Chiswick House: London: William Kent

Claremont: Surrey: Sir John Vanbrugh (amphitheater: Charles Bridgeman; formal garden: William Kent; replacement mansion: Lancelot "Capability" Brown) 

Rousham: Rousham: William Kent

Castle Howard: North Yorkshire: Charles Howard, John Vanbrugh

Stowe: Buckingham: Charles Bridgeman, William Kent, Lancelot "Capability" Brown

Studley Royal: North Yorkshire: John Aislabie

Stourhead: Stourton: Henry Hoare, Henry Flitcroft

Petworth House: Petworth: George London, Lancelot "Capability" Brown

Broadlands: Romsey Extra: Lancelot "Capability" Brown

Blenheim: Woodstock: Henry Wise, Lancelot "Capability" Brown

Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew: London: Lancelot "Capability" Brown (Pagoda: William Chambers)

Wentworth: Barnsley: Lancelot "Capability" Brown, Humphry Repton

Endsleigh: Tavistock: Humphry Repton

 

Mughal Influence in England

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Sezincote House: Sezincote: Humphry Repton, John Nash

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German & Austrian Picturesque

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Muskau Park: Bad Muskau: Prince Hermann von Puckler-Muskau

Sanssouci Gardens: Potsdam: Peter Joseph Lenné

Charlottenhof Gardens: Potsdam: Peter Joseph Lenné

Schlossgarten Charlottenburg: Berlin: Peter Joseph Lenné

Tiergarten Schönbrunn (Schönbrunn Zoo): Vienna: Peter Joseph Lenné

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French Picturesque

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Parc Monceau (Jardin de Monceau): Paris: Louis Carrogis (Carmontelle)

Bagatelles, Bois de Boulogne: Paris: François-Joseph Belanger, Thomas Blaikie, Hubert Robert

Rousseau's Tomb, Ermenonville: Oise: Louis-René, Vicomte d'Ermenonville, Marquis de Girardin

Jardin anglais, Chantilly: Oise: Jean-François LeRoy

Petit Trianon: Versailles: Richard Mique (rocher, Hubert Robert)

Desert de Retz: Chambourcy: François Nicolas Henry Racine, Baron de Monville

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Regency Townscapes in England

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Bath: John Wood the Elder, John Wood the Younger

Park Crescent: Bath: John Nash

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Thomas Jefferson

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Land Ordinance of 1785: United States

Monticello: Charlottesville, Virginia

Poplar Forest: Forest, Virginia

University of Virginia: Charlottesville, Virginia

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