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Gardens - Styles

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Images about Gardens - Styles

39 images from works
  • An ornate garden obelisk decorated with urns and cherubs. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with a battle scene carved in relief on the base. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk flanked by women with writing materials and blank tablets. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • A large, ornate vase with figures partying carved in relief on the side, in a classical garden. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.
  • An ornate garden obelisk with a triumphal arch carved on the base. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk embellished with statues and urns. Etching by J. Schynvoet after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate garden obelisk flanked by statues of women holding garden produce. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.
  • An ornate vase and pedestal with a bust and weapons carved on the side, in a classical garden. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.
  • An ornate vase on a large and elaborate pedestal bearing an epitaph to Christoffel van Brants. Etching with engraving by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.
  • An ornate vase and pedestal with gardening tools carved on the base, in a classical garden. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.

Works from the collections

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    An ornate vase and pedestal with a man fighting lion carved on the base. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.

    Schijnvoet, Simon, 1653-1727. | Reference: 26607i
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    An ornate garden obelisk flanked by potted citrus trees. Etching by J. Goeree after S. Schynvoet, early 18th century.

    Schijnvoet, Simon, 1653-1727. | Reference: 26569i
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    An ornate vase and pedestal with gardening tools carved on the base, in a classical garden. Etching by J. Schynvoet, c. 1701, after S. Schynvoet.

    Schijnvoet, Simon, 1653-1727. | Reference: 26606i
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    A border of plants from a Roman garden in the 1st century A.D., with the main plants labelled. Photograph.

    | Reference: 26632i
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    A border of trees, palms and herbaceous plants from a Roman garden in the 1st century A.D. Coloured photograph.

    | Date: 1891 | Reference: 26629i

Related topics

Decoration and ornament
Landscape architecture
Obelisks
Monuments
Pyramids
Vases
Garden ornaments and furniture
Statues
Plants, Potted
Plant containers

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