Lancelot Brown and the Capability Men

Lancelot "e;Capability"e; Brown is often thought of as the innovative genius who single-handedly pioneered a new, naturalistic style of landscape , but he was in fact only one of many landscape ers in Georgian England. Published to commemorate the three hundredth anniversary of Brown‘s birth, this book casts important new light on his world-renowned work, his eventful life, and the wider and robust world of landscape in Georgian England. David Brown and Tom Williamson argue that Brown was one of the most successful ers of his time working in a style that was otherwise widespread-and that it was his skill with this style, and not his having invented it, that linked his name to it. The authors look closely at Brown‘s business and the products he offered clients, showing that his packages helped define the era‘s aesthetic. They compare Brown‘s business to those of similar ers such as the Adam brothers, Thomas Chippendale, and Josiah Wedgwood, and they contextualize Brown‘s work within the wider contexts of domestic planning and the rise of neoclassicism. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this book celebrates the work of a master er who was both a product and harbinger of the modern world.