Capability Brown

GPTKB entity

Statements (109)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:architect
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stowe_House
gptkb:Joseph_Paxton
gptkb:Bramham_Park
gptkb:Petworth_House
gptkb:Syon_House
gptkb:Blenheim_Palace
gptkb:Goodwood_House
gptkb:Burghley_House
gptkb:The_Regent's_Park
gptkb:Longleat_Hedge_Maze
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:garden
gptkb:English_landscape_movement
gptkb:Foundation
gptkb:Royal_Horticultural_Society
gptkb:archaeological_site
heritage conservation
cultural landscapes
environmental design
ecological design
landscape gardening
18th century England
sustainable landscaping
landscape aesthetics
landscape preservation
18th-century England
English Landscape Movement
landscape restoration
landscape design history
garden restoration
landscape heritage
British gardening
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Arts_Council
gptkb:Royal_Horticultural_Society's_Victoria_Medal_of_Honour
Honorary Member of the Royal Academy
gptkbp:birth_date 1716
1716-08-30
gptkbp:birth_place Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:death_date 1783
1783-02-06
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:St._John's_College,_Cambridge
self-taught
Apprenticeship with a Landscape Gardener
gptkbp:famous_for naturalistic landscape design
naturalistic landscapes
creating picturesque landscapes
Creating ' Capability' Brown Gardens
gptkbp:historical_period 18th Century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capability Brown
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Modern_Landscape_Architecture
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:architect
gptkb:garden
gptkb:John_Claudius_Loudon
gptkb:Humphry_Repton
gptkb:Thomas_Mawson
gptkb:William_Kent
modern landscape architects
Lancelot ' Capability' Brown's contemporaries
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:William_Kent
nature
classical architecture
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Nature
gptkbp:known_for Naturalistic Landscape Design
landscape gardening
designing over 170 parks
gptkbp:legacy Brownian style of landscape gardening
Influence on Landscape Design
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notable_clients gptkb:Lord_Burlington
gptkb:Lord_Cobham
gptkb:noble_title
gptkb:Duke
gptkb:Earl
gptkb:King_George_III
Duke of Bedford and Woburn Abbey
Duke of Devonshire and Chatsworth House
Duke of Grafton and Euston Hall
Duke of Marlborough and Blenheim Palace
Duke of Newcastle and Clumber Park
Duke of Northumberland and Alnwick Castle
Duke of Richmond and Goodwood House
Duke of Richmond and Lennox and Goodwood House
Duke of Somerset and Petworth House
Duke of St Albans and Ashridge House
gptkbp:notable_for clumps of trees
naturalistic planting
serpentine lakes
naturalistic style
informal gardens
sweeping lawns
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Chatsworth_House
gptkb:Harewood_House
gptkb:Stowe_Landscape_Gardens
gptkb:Blenheim_Palace
gptkb:Stowe_Gardens
gptkb:Kew_Gardens
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:architect
gptkb:garden
gptkbp:residence Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Caroline_Brown
gptkbp:style English landscape garden
Naturalistic
gptkbp:technique Water Features
Planting Design
Grading and Mounding