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Photograph of Humphry Repton's Red Book for "Mogenhanger in Bedfordshire, a Seat of Godfrey Thornton Esqr.", Page 4 Introduction "Sir, The following pages will I hope sufficiently explain my opinion with respect to the improvement of Mogenhanger park, and also will give me an opportunity, of assigning some reasons for that opinion as I proceed. I have always considered it the duty of my profession to suggest no improvement, without some fair reason for adopting it, and every days experience convinces me, that altho' Landscape Gardening is often considered as more subject to fashion or caprice than any other Art, it is not less reducible to rule than Architecture, or Painting: since True Taste in all the Arts must be founded on reason and reflection. I have the honour to be, Sir Your most obedient humble Servant H Repton At Mogenhanger ye first time 28 May 1792 the Plans finished in August 1792 at Harestreet by Romford

1792, 1986

From: 1792 To: 1986

English

Copyright vested in Sothebys.

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Repton, Humphry,
Thornton, Godfrey,
Madland, T

photographs, ILLUSTRATIONS, landscape gardeners, MOGERHANGER, Mogerhanger Park, Romford