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[Blenheim Palace]: photograph of an engraving, probably taken from a book, titled "Plan of Woodstock Park, with Blenheim House, Gardens &c:," engraved by H. Hulsbergh around 1717.

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[Blenheim Palace]: photograph of an engraving, probably taken from a book, titled "Plan of Woodstock Park, with Blenheim House, Gardens &c:," engraved by H. Hulsbergh around 1717.
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Object Details

Architect

Vanbrugh, John Sir, 1664-1726

Landscape designer

Wise, Henry, 1653-1738
Brown, Lancelot (1716-1783)

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref4660

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb623092ae7-367d-4de9-9f3e-317617f71693

General

Blenheim was the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. The palace was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh, while the landscape was designed by Henry Wise, with later modifications by Lancelot "Capability" Brown and other designers.
Mount reads: "[printed text on plate:] H Hulsbergh, S[c?] [text on mat:] Edward Van Altena, 71-79 W. 45th St., N.Y.C."
Historic plate number: "5."
Historic plate caption: "[printed text on plate:] Plan of Woodstock Park, with Blenheim House, Garden, etc. [...] p. 71, Vol 3 d;."

Place

Blenheim Palace (Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England)
United Kingdom -- England -- Oxfordshire -- Woodstock

Topic

Planting plans
Gardens -- England -- Oxfordshire -- Woodstock

Architect

Vanbrugh, John Sir, 1664-1726

Landscape designer

Wise, Henry, 1653-1738
Brown, Lancelot (1716-1783)

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 2: International Garden Images / United Kingdom -- England / ENG024: Woodstock -- Blenheim Palace

Sponsor

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Extent

1 Lantern slide (black-and-white, 3.25 x 4 in.)

Date

[between 1914 and 1949]

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item ENG024001

Type

Archival materials
Lantern slides

Collection Rights

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Genre/Form

Lantern slides

Collection Restrictions

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
AAG.GCA_ref4660
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb623092ae7-367d-4de9-9f3e-317617f71693
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210189299-1

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