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Water gardens

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  • A nobleman and his wife view their garden through a window under the words "kalendarium hortense". Etching.
  • A large renaissance water garden with angels in the clouds above. Etching.
  • A garden pond with nine large exotic birds, two potted plants and a statue of Mercury. Etching by J. G. Thelott, 18th century, after S. Kleiner.
  • The canal and Gothic tower in the garden of the Duke of Argyll at Whitton, Middlesex. Etching, 18th century.
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    A pleasure garden: a rowing boat conveys a couple along a watercourse while, on the land, a woman with a parasol and a man admire the prospect of an old gatehouse in the distance. Etching, 16--.

    | Date: [between 1600 and 1699?] | Reference: 2914697i
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    A nobleman and his wife view their garden through a window under the words "kalendarium hortense". Etching.

    | Reference: 26657i
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    Fishponds and waterspouts in the gardens of the Villa d'Este, Tivoli. Etching by G.F. Venturini, 1685.

    Venturini, Giovanni Francesco, 1650- | Date: [between 1685 and 1691?] | Reference: 2980606i
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    The canal and Gothic tower in the garden of the Duke of Argyll at Whitton, Middlesex. Etching, 18th century.

    | Reference: 26714i
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    A garden pond with nine large exotic birds, two potted plants and a statue of Mercury. Etching by J. G. Thelott, 18th century, after S. Kleiner.

    Kleiner, Salomon, 1700-1761. | Date: [between 1700 and 1799] | Reference: 26641i
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