- Exhibition
Repton revealed – London (United Kingdom)
The Art of Landscape Gardening
This exhibition celebrates Humphry Repton (1752 – 1818) and his rare and beautiful Red Books.
See how Repton’s career unfolded in this special exhibition which brings together Red Books and watercolour paintings, many never publicly displayed before, to celebrate the bicentenary of his death. 23 Red Books will be on display, so named by Repton due to the distinctive red leather bindings he favoured. Very few remain, and this exhibition reunites the largest number of Red Books in one place in 25 years. As well as exploring the relationship between the interior and exterior, and between the garden and the wider landscape, the exhibition will also look at Repton himself, at his comparatively late start in landscape design (at the ripe old age of 36) and his use of a wheelchair later in life, after a carriage accident, from which he continued gardening.
Garden Museum
Lambeth Palace Road
London, SE1 7LB