People

Capability Brown

Dates: 1715-00-00 - 1783-02-06 (O.S. Birth: 0000-00-00)

Short Description:
In 1764 Brown greatly altered the landscape of Blenheim Palace by grassing over the great parterre and damming the River Glyme to form a lake. Jefferson greatly admired Brown’s alterations to the landscape when he toured the gardens on April 9, 1786.

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Connected Places

Caversham
Wotton
Blenheim Palace