Parterre Collection

Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, home of the Duke of Westminster, c1880. Cliveden was built by Charles Barry for George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland in 1851

Bowes Museum 28500_073
Bowes Museum and associated public park and garden, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, 2013

Pierrepont House, Nottingham, c. 1708-13 (oil on canvas)
XYC137363 Pierrepont House, Nottingham, c.1708-13 (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); 91.9x121.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Durham, England

The Palm House and Parterre - Kew Gardens, London Date: 1903

Spring, 1607. Creator: Abel Grimmer
Spring, 1607. Creating a parterre

Dunrobin Castle, the seat of the Duke of Sutherland
Dunrobin Castle [in Scotland], seat of the Duke of Sutherland, visited by the Queen, 1872

Longleat, Wiltshire, England. Elizabethan prodigy house designed by Robert Smythson for Sir John Thynne in 1579

Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, England. Medieval castle of the 14th century remodelled by architect Anthony Salvin in the 1860s for Josslyn Pennington, 5th Baron Muncaster

Parterre of Villa Arvedi, designed by architect Giovanni Battista Bianchi (1631-1687)
DGA5185226 Parterre of Villa Arvedi, designed by architect Giovanni Battista Bianchi (1631-1687), Grezzana, Veneto, Italy, 17th century; (add.info.: The parterre of Villa Arvedi)

Parterre of Villa Arvedi, designed by architect Giovanni Battista Bianchi (1631-1687)
DGA5185212 Parterre of Villa Arvedi, designed by architect Giovanni Battista Bianchi (1631-1687), Grezzana, Veneto, Italy, 17th century; (add.info.: The parterre of Villa Arvedi)

Parterre of Villa Arvedi, designed by architect Giovanni Battista Bianchi (1631-1687)
DGA5185210 Parterre of Villa Arvedi, designed by architect Giovanni Battista Bianchi (1631-1687), Grezzana, Veneto, Italy, 17th century; (add.info.: The parterre of Villa Arvedi)

Hestercombe House 33899_045
Hestercombe House and formal gardens, near Taunton, Somerset, 2020

Plan of Hampton Court Palace, 1736 (etching)
2966352 Plan of Hampton Court Palace, 1736 (etching) by Rocque, John (c.1704-d.1762); Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex

The Park at Enghien, c.1685, illustration from a A Collection of 86 plans and views of The Hague
BL2656943 The Park at Enghien, c.1685, illustration from a A Collection of 86 plans and views of The Hague, 1718 (colour litho) by Hooghe, Romeyn de (1636-97) (after); British Library, London

The Park at Enghien, c.1685, illustration from a A Collection of 86 plans and views of The Hague
BL2656942 The Park at Enghien, c.1685, illustration from a A Collection of 86 plans and views of The Hague, 1718 (colour litho) by Hooghe, Romeyn de (1636-97) (after); British Library, London

His Majesty the King at Hof te Dieren, 1718 (colour litho)
BL2656941 His Majesty the King at Hof te Dieren, 1718 (colour litho) by Hooghe, Romeyn de (d.1708); British Library, London

The Park at Enghien, c.1685, illustration from a A Collection of 86 plans and views of The Hague
BL2656948 The Park at Enghien, c.1685, illustration from a A Collection of 86 plans and views of The Hague, 1718 (colour litho) by Hooghe, Romeyn de (1636-97) (after); British Library, London

The Park at Enghien, c.1685, illustration from a A Collection of 86 plans and views of The Hague
BL2656949 The Park at Enghien, c.1685, illustration from a A Collection of 86 plans and views of The Hague, 1718 (colour litho) by Hooghe, Romeyn de (1636-97) (after); British Library, London

Harley ms 1278 f.81v Garden of Pierre Morin, 1649 (ink & colour on vellum)
3593295 Harley ms 1278 f.81v Garden of Pierre Morin, 1649 (ink & colour on vellum) by Symonds, Richard (1617-60); British Library, London

The Park at Enghien, c.1685, illustration from a A Collection of 86 plans and views of The Hague
BL2656944 The Park at Enghien, c.1685, illustration from a A Collection of 86 plans and views of The Hague, 1718 (colour litho) by Hooghe, Romeyn de (1636-97) (after); British Library, London

One of the variants of parterre offered in The Retired Gardener by Henry Wise and George London
BL5863124 One of the variants of parterre offered in The Retired Gardener by Henry Wise and George London, Vol I, 1706 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); British Library, London

Design for Kensington Gardens, as laid out by Henry Wise (litho)
BL2656940 Design for Kensington Gardens, as laid out by Henry Wise (litho) by Sandby, Paul (1725-1809); British Library, London, UK; From the British Library archive

Vegetable Garden, detail of Panoramic View of Charlton Park
CHE18173 Vegetable Garden, detail of Panoramic View of Charlton Park, c.1745 (oil on canvas) (detail of 18136) by Robins

De Koninginne Tuin met t Groene Kabinet, en de Oranjerie, van Achteren gezien", in: Tooneel Der Voornaamste Nederlands Huizen, En Lust Hoven, Naar T Leven Afgebeeld, .n.d

t Konings Huis van de Tuin-zyde, met de Fontein van Venus, in: Tooneel Der Voornaamste Nederlands Huizen, En Lust Hoven, Naar T Leven Afgebeeld, .n.d

The Orange Hall, the Hague, Holland, late 17th-early 18th century, (1903). La Sale D Orange, Batie par Son Altesse Amelie Princesse Douairiere d Orange

Sunrise at beautiful gardens of Villa Lante. Bagnaia, Viterbo district, Lazio, Italy

Sunrise at beautiful gardens of Villa Lante. Bagnaia, Viterbo district, Lazio, Italy

Hestercombe House 33899_051
Hestercombe House and formal gardens, near Taunton, Somerset, 2020

Hestercombe House 33899_016
Hestercombe House and formal gardens, near Taunton, Somerset, 2020

Elvaston Hall 34076_019
The Parterre Garden at Elvaston Castle, now part of Elvaston Castle Country Park, Derbyshire, 2018

Bramham Park Leeds 28810_001
Bramham Park, Leeds, 2015. SE4041

View of the garden of the Royal Palace La Granja de San Ildefonso in the vicinity of the city of Madrid, 1700-1799

View of the Giardini Vaticani in Vatican City, 1750. Creator: Thomas Bowles
View of the Giardini Vaticani in Vatican City, 1750. A View of the Seat of Belvedere in Vaticano near Rome'. On the left the Fontana degli Specchi. In the middle the casino di Pio IV

The embroidery parterre of la Maison du Tillet in Saint-Cloud. Creator: Israel Silvestre
Embroidery of parterre of the House of Tillet in Saint-Cloud

View of Jardin des Tuileries in Paris with view towards the Palais du Louvre
View of Jardin des Tuileries in Paris towards the Palais du Louvre, 1745-1775

Park with Country House, 1670-1719. Creator: Jan Weenix
Park with Country House, 1670-1719

View of the garden and the palace of an officer of the Queen of Hungary in a suburb in Vienna, 1735-1805

View of the Giardini Vaticani in Vatican City, 1735-1805. Creator: Unknown
View of the Giardini Vaticani in Vatican City, 1735-1805. On the right the Fontana degli Specchi. In the middle the Casina Pio IV. In the foreground the Giardino de Semplici

View of the garden and palace of the Doge of Venice, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of the garden and palace of the Doge of Venice, 1700-1799. Vue et Perspective du Palais et Jardin du Doge a Venise

View of the garden of Axarienne castle in Saint Petersburg, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the garden of Axarienne castle in Saint Petersburg, 1700-1799

View of the garden and the Hotel des Ambassadors in Spain, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the garden and the Hotel des Ambassadors in Spain, 1700-1799

View of the waterside parterre and Grand Canal in the garden of the Chateau de Chantilly, 1700-1799

View of the Palais des Tuileries in Paris seen from the Jardin des Tuileries, 1742-1801

View of the Schloss Pillnitz, 1752-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the Schloss Pillnitz, 1752-1799. A view of Bilnitz in Saxony, one of the palaces of the King of Poland

View of the Schloss Pillnitz, 1752-1799. Creator: Anon
View of the Schloss Pillnitz, 1752-1799. A view of Bilnitz in Saxony, one of the palaces of the King of Poland

Mrs. Spencer's lady garden, Lenox, Mass. between 1900 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Spencer's lady garden, Lenox, Mass. between 1900 and 1920

An Amsterdam Canal House Garden, c.1740-1745. Creator: Cornelis Troost
An Amsterdam Canal House Garden, c.1740-1745

A Garden in front of a Country Seat, 1625-1690. Creator: David Teniers II
A Garden in front of a Country Seat, 1625-1690

Villa Albani seen from the Garden, Rome, 1814-1816. Creator: CW Eckersberg
Villa Albani seen from the Garden, Rome, 1814-1816

Palais de la Reyne Catherine de Medicis, 1650/1655. Creator: Israel Silvestre
Palais de la Reyne Catherine de Medicis, 1650/1655

Reproduction of print showing a flower garden, between 1915 and 1925. Photograph of an engraving from Crespin de Passe, "Hortus Floridus", Arnhem, 1614

Reproduction of print showing Axarian Pleasure Garden, Saint Petersburg, Russia, between 1915 and 1925

Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Lazio, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Lazio, Italy, 1925. House Architecture: Giacomo (Jacopo) Barozzi da Vignola, 1568-1600. Landscape: Giacomo (Jacopo) Barozzi da Vignola and Carlo Maderno, 1568-1600

"The Causeway, " James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. 1919. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912

"York Hall, " Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, York County, Virginia, 1929

Wellington Stanley Morse house, 450 South San Rafael Avenue, San San Rafael Heights, Pasadena, California, 1917. House Architecture: Reginald Davis Johnson, built 1919

Villa Doria-Pamphili, Monteverde, Rome, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Villa Doria-Pamphili, Monteverde, Rome, Italy, 1925. House Architecture: Alessandro Algardi with Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, 1645-1653. Landscape: Camillo Pamphili, completed by 1653

"The Elms, " Edward Julius Berwind, 367 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Horace Trumbauer, 1899-1901, 1911. Landscape: Horace Trumbauer, 1907-1914

"Hampton, " John Ridgely house, Hampton Lane, Towson, Maryland, c1915. House Architecture: Captain Charles Ridgley and Jehu Hall, architect and master carpenter, from 1783

"Hampton, " John Ridgely house, Hampton Lane, Towson, Md. c1915. House Architecture: Captain Charles Ridgley and Jehu Hall, architect and master carpenter, from 1783

"Hammersmith Farm, " Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Originally built for John W. Auchincloss, 1887

William Albert Smoot, Jr. house, 220 North Washington Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 1920. House architecture: Georgian style brick house built circa 1796

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

"York Hall, " Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia, 1929

"York Hall, " Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia, 1929

Villa Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Villa Borghese, Rome, Lazio, Italy, 1925. House Architecture: Flaminio Ponzio. Landscape: Flaminio Ponzio and Giovannni Vasanzio, 1609-1621

Chateau of Usse´, Rigny-Usse´, Indre-et-Loire, France, 1925. House Architecture: Fifteenth and sixteenth centuries

Chateau of Chenonceau, Chenonceau, Indre-et-Loire, France, 1925. House Architecture: Philibert Delorme, first half, sixteenth century

Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Lazio, Italy, 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Villa Lante, Bagnaia, Lazio, Italy, 1925. House Architecture: Giacomo (Jacopo) Barozzi da Vignola, 1568-1600. Landscape: Giacomo (Jacopo) Barozzi da Vignola and Carlo Maderno, 1568-1600

Chateau of Vaux-Le-Vicomte, Maincy, Seine-et-Marne, France, 1925. House Architecture: Chateau built for Nicolas Fouquet by Louis le Vau, from 1656

Whitemarsh Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, c1922. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Whitemarsh Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. c1922. (Architect: Horace Trumbauer, completed 1922)

Vue du Chateau de Trianon du Cote du Parterre. Creator: Jacques Rigaud
Vue du Chateau de Trianon du Cote du Parterre. View of the Trianon Palace on the side of the Parterre

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"Parterre: An Artistic Tapestry of Gardens and Architecture" Immerse yourself in the exquisite world of parterres, where artistry meets nature. From the grandeur of Pierrepont House in Nottingham to the enchanting Bowes Museum in Durham, these captivating landscapes have stood the test of time. Step into The Villa Lante's fresco-adorned Loggia, transporting you back to a bygone era with its intricate designs from 1574-76. Marvel at Kew Gardens' Palm House and Parterre, an oasis nestled amidst London's bustling streets. Travel through history as you explore Levens Hall's garden captured beautifully in a black-and-white photograph from 1926. Discover the Diocletian Wing at Bowood, showcased in Eileen Harris' book "The Country Houses of Robert Adam, " offering a glimpse into architectural brilliance. Be transported to Westonbirt's Italian garden through another timeless monochrome image from "Country Houses of the Cotswolds. " Lose yourself in De Koninginne Tuin's beauty and find serenity among Nymphenburg Palace and Park's statue of Pluto with his loyal dogs. Hestercombe House beckons with its alluring charm captured flawlessly in photographs numbered 33899_045 and 33899_051. These gardens are not mere spaces but living works of art that evoke emotions and inspire awe. Join us on this journey where horticulture intertwines with architecture, creating masterpieces that stand as testament to human creativity throughout centuries. Let your senses be captivated by parterres - an artistic tapestry woven by nature itself.