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Water-based spray paint on glass.
The Southwold Flower Company. Southwold, Suffolk.
A contemporary stained glass window, inspired by Suffolk-born landscape designer Humphry Repton (1752-1818).
For each of his clients Repton provided a 'Red book', within which he wrote about and illustrated recommended improvements to their landscape. In 1813 he included a note within the Red Book for the Earl of Bridgewater, at Ashridge Park,
“[the garden] is a piece of ground fenced off from cattle, and appropriated to the use and pleasure of man: it is or ought to be, cultivated and enriched by art.”
The artwork features Cornflower, Cosmos, Cowparsley, Daisies, Larkspur, a Rose, and a Pink Poppy.
For each of his clients Repton provided a 'Red book', within which he wrote about and illustrated recommended improvements to their landscape. In 1813 he included a note within the Red Book for the Earl of Bridgewater, at Ashridge Park,
“[the garden] is a piece of ground fenced off from cattle, and appropriated to the use and pleasure of man: it is or ought to be, cultivated and enriched by art.”
The artwork features Cornflower, Cosmos, Cowparsley, Daisies, Larkspur, a Rose, and a Pink Poppy.
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All artwork, text and images © James Straffon 2024.