Abstract
Abstract From the Renaissance until the mid-eighteenth century, gardening in Denmark was formal without the slightest hint of landscaping. As late as 1760, the French architect Nicolas-Henri Jardin produced a garden design for the king's most beloved summer residence, Fredensborg, which was purely à la française. But in 1762 the sculptor Johannes Wiedewelt presented to the king 37 magnificent drawings for decorations and sculptures for that garden. The drawings were meant as a fulfilment of the royal bursary, which had supported Wiedewelt's 8½ years of study in Paris and Rome, but they were also a catalogue of ideas for the embellishment of the new garden Jardin was about to realize.1
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
