Interesting looking gardens with a house in the middle. Paintings of the gardens at Chiswick House, England. Pieter Andreas Rijsbrack, artist. Living from 1690 to 1748, he was born in Flanders but mostly painted in England.

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"Chiswick House Gardens- A view of the Bagnio and Grand Allees." ca. 1729-1731.
“Chiswick House Gardens- A view of the Bagnio and Grand Allees.” ca. 1729-1731. Oil on canvas. English Heritage Collection (Chiswick House). In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pieter_Andreas_Rijsbrack_-_Chiswick_House_Gardens-_A_view_of_the_Bagnio_and_Grand_Allees.jpg
"A View of Chiswick House Gardens (towards the rear of the Bagnio from south of the upper river)." ca. 1729-1731
“A View of Chiswick House Gardens (towards the rear of the Bagnio from south of the upper river).” ca. 1729-1731. Oil on canvas. English Heritage Collection (Chiswick House). In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pieter_Andreas_Rijsbrack_-_A_View_of_Chiswick_House_Gardens_(towards_the_rear_of_the_Bagnio_from_south_of_the_upper_river).jpg
"A View Across the New Gardens Towards the Fretwork Bridge and the Bagnio." ca. 1729-1731.
“A View Across the New Gardens Towards the Fretwork Bridge and the Bagnio.” ca. 1729-1731. English Heritage Collection (Chiswick House). Image © Chiswick House & Gardens. Fair use license. via https://www.artfund.org/supporting-museums/art-weve-helped-buy/artwork/5601/a-view-across-the-new-gardens-towards-the-fretwork-bridge-and-the-bagnio
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“Chiswick House Gardens: A view of the Pond and Temple.” ca. 1729-1731. English Heritage Collection (Chiswick House). Image © Copyright 2019 Chiswick House and Gardens Trust. Fair use license. via http://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/latest-news/the-rysbrack-landscape-paintings-at-chiswick-house/
Chiswick House Gardens: A View of the Orange Tree Garden. ca. 1729-1731. Pieter Andreas Rijsbrack, artist (1690-1748). English Heritage Collection (Chiswick House). Image source: http://chgt.org.uk/index.asp?PageID=278. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pieter_Andreas_Rijsbrack_-_A_View_of_the_Orange_Tree_Garden.jpg

These views of the gardens at Chiswick are part of a set of eight, of which five are now at Chiswick House; originally they belonged to Lady Elisabeth Boyle, the sister of Lord Burlington who commissioned the paintings and designed this important Neo-Palladian house and ideated its Italianate gardens.

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