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A View in Kew Gardens of the Alhambra and the Pagoda

Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts | CC0 1.0

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Date

1813

Artist

Print after Franz Joseph Manskirch (1768-1830)

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Image Link

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/343460

Description

Shortly after being appointed architect to Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales, William Chambers designed a series of exotic garden pavilions for the newly transformed Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, near London. The Alhambra and the Chinese Pagoda, built in 1758 and 1761 respectively, are shown here. Schütz's aquatint stresses the magnificent trees of the garden setting, while the watercolor additions help to contrast the Alhambra's fanciful Rococo character with the greater Oriental accuracy of the 163-foot-high Pagoda. Medium: aquatint with watercolor.
Additional Makers: Additional Makers: Heinrich Joseph Schütz (German, Frankfurt 1760–1822 Frankfurt)

Image Licence

CC0 1.0

Image Credit

Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts

Location

Great Pagoda, Kew Gardens, Richmond, England

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Category

Buildings & Architecture

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