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The Red Book for Ouston
Humphry Repton, 1792–1793
11 pages of manuscript including drawings in watercolour, pen and ink, and a plan. Signed and dated 'August 28th 1792' and 'Feb 1793'. Contemporary calf gilt binding. Repton devotes most of his Red Book to a discussion of the correct siting of the house, a decision which if botched could make his job of landscaping the park doubly difficult.
More information
Title of artwork, date
The Red Book for Ouston, 1792–1793
Date supported
1984
Medium and material
Watercolour, pen and ink
Dimensions
22 x 28.5 cm
Grant
825
Total cost
3300
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