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Brown, Capability (Lancelot) (1716–1783)

English landscape gardener and architect. He acquired his nickname because of his continual enthusiasm for the ‘capabilities’ of natural landscapes. He worked on or improved the gardens of many great houses and estates, including Hampton Court; Kew; Blenheim, Oxfordshire; Stowe, Buckinghamshire; and Petworth, West Sussex, occasionally contributing to the architectural designs.

Born at Kirkharle, Northumberland, Brown was employed as a gardener in early life. From about 1740 to about 1749 he collaborated with the architect William Kent, but from 1751 onwards he had his own very large architectural practice, consisting mainly of country houses. In 1764 he was created Master Gardener at Hampton Court and advised on numerous gardens for the royal family. In 1772 he took into partnership Henry Holland, who married his daughter in 1773.



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A century later, two neighbouring estates were amalgamated, bringing together landscapes and buildings by Capability Brown and William Chambers, creating a marvel of vistas and architecture which was eventually made over to the nation in 1841--not least to formalise the botany research undertaken there.
Cool quality: an ingenious greenhouse for Alpine plants required a ... by Finch, Paul / The Architectural Review
The final section is devoted to the emergence and development of the English landscape movement, involving the likes of Roger Morris, Burlington, Colen Campbell, Kent, Bridge-man, Capability Brown and Chambers, as illustrated by a number of significant stately homes and parks concentrated in the same small area.
ACROSS THE OPEN FIELD by LEVISEUR, ELSA / The Architectural Review
In this direction, only the tropical heat and humidity (and the towers of another New Town) remind you that Capability Brown was not at work.
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