Tag Archives: Hollar

Before the Square

Posted on 26/09/2020 by The Gardens Trust

I’m often asked to talk about the history of London’s squares and I always wonder what causes this almost endless fascination. Of course there’s no doubt that, as the London Gardens Trust says, “squares are one of the defining … Continue reading →

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Hollar’s Fashionable Landscapes

Posted on 15/06/2019 by The Gardens Trust

It’s strange how much of our visual knowledge of what mid-17thc England was like comes through the work of non-English artists, like Van Dyke and Wenceslaus Hollar. Whereas most people have heard of Van Dyke I’m not so sure if … Continue reading →