17C English Gardens by L Knyff (1652-1722) & J Kip (1653-1722)

 Didmarton the Seat of Robert Codrington Esq 

1690s Park & Formal Gardens of Zorgvliet at Catshuis in The Hague

Johannes van den Aveele (Dutch artist, 1650-1712) for Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher 1690s. Catshuis. General view of the beautiful park of Sorgvliet [Zorgvliet]

An estate at Sorghvliet, near The Hague in South Holland, was established in 1651 by the statesman & author, Jacob Cats (1577-1660). The original building was known as Catshuis. The formal gardens were a part of the 1651 estate.

After Cats' death in 1660. The building & grounds were redesigned & expanded by Hans Willem Bentinck (1649-1709), the Earl of Portland, who was the superintendant of King William's estate near Apeldoorn, Het Loo, & the royal gardens in England. The garden was designed in the highly decorative baroque taste, lined by orderly rows of topiaries & trees, & with symmetrical & geometric trimmed hedges.

A set of 32 illustrations by Johannes van den Aveele (1650-1712) were produced by Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher during the 1690s. Johannes van den Aveele (or Avelen) was a Dutch-born artist, cartographer & engraver. After the death of Willem Swidde, the artist was called to Sweden in 1698, to work on a major work Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna [Ancient & Modern Sweden], containing 160 illustrations by Aveele, which was published in 1716. Aveele remained in Sweden for the rest of his life. Later he held a post in the Dutch church in Stockholm, where he died in poverty.

Johannes van den Aveele (Dutch artist, 1650-1712) for Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher 1690s. Catshuis. One of the most beautiful views of the parterre of the park of Sorgvliet [Zorgvliet]

Johannes van den Aveele (Dutch artist, 1650-1712) for Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher 1690s. Catshuis. The parterres of the flower garden

Johannes van den Aveele (Dutch artist, 1650-1712) for Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher 1690s. Catshuis. Terrace No. 11, on both sides and with long and square green hedges

Johannes van den Aveele (Dutch artist, 1650-1712) for Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher 1690s. Catshuis. General view of the orangerie

ohannes van den Aveele (Dutch artist, 1650-1712) for Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher 1690s. Catshuis. Green berceaux

Johannes van den Aveele (Dutch artist, 1650-1712) for Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher 1690s. Catshuis. Mount Parnassus

Johannes van den Aveele (Dutch artist, 1650-1712) for Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher 1690s. Catshuis. Vivarium for foreign and local birds

Johannes van den Aveele (Dutch artist, 1650-1712) for Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher 1690s. Catshuis. The beautiful grotto

Johannes van den Aveele (Dutch artist, 1650-1712) for Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher 1690s. Catshuis. The grotto with its cascades seen from the side

Johannes van den Aveele (Dutch artist, 1650-1712) for Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher 1690s. Catshuis. The large vivarium with the green berceaux

Johannes van den Aveele (Dutch artist, 1650-1712) for Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher 1690s. Catshuis. The very artful gotto with its cascades and fountains

Johannes van den Aveele (Dutch artist, 1650-1712) for Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher 1690s. Catshuis. Allée

Johannes van den Aveele (Dutch artist, 1650-1712) for Amsterdam printer Nicolaus Visscher 1690s. Catshuis. Fountain in the latticework gate [next to the parterre garden]

17C English Gardens by L Knyff (1652-1722) & J Kip (1653-1722)

 Cleeve Hill the Seat of William Player Esq. 

17C Garden Celebrations - 6 Outdoor Parties by David Vinckboons (1576-c1632)

1610 David Vinckboons (Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1576-ca.1632) An Outdoor Party

David Vinckboons (Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1576-ca.1632) An Outdoor Party

David Vinckboons (Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1576-ca.1632) An Outdoor Party

David Vinckboons (Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1576-ca.1632) An Outdoor Party

David Vinckboons (Flemish Baroque Era Painter, 1576-ca.1632) An Outdoor Party

David Vinckboons (Flemish artist, 1576-c.1632) Jardin d'Amour

17C Gardens in Portraits of Children & Families

1640 Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (Dutch or Flemish artist, 1593-1661) Portrait of (Baron) Arthur Capel and his family

1640 Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (British artist, 1593-1661) Portrait of (Baron) Arthur Capel and his family  Detail

1625 Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (Dutch or Flemish artist, 1593-1661) Sir Thomas Lucy of Charlecote and Family

1625 Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen (Dutch or Flemish artist, 1593-1661) Sir Thomas Lucy of Charlecote and Family

17C English Gardens by L Knyff (1652-1722) & J Kip (1653-1722)

 Ashdowne Park in the County of Berkshire, one of the Seats of the Rt. Hon. Lord Craven

1640s Discovering a Garden in a Painting Background - Nicholas van Helt 1614-1669

1640s Nicholas van Helt (Dutch artist, 1614-1669) Portrait of two Children as Hunters in a Garden

1636 Dirck van Delen Dutch Garden Scene

1636 Dirck van Delen Dutch Garden Scene

17C English Gardens by L Knyff (1652-1722) & J Kip (1653-1722)

 Hull Hill the Seat of Sr. Edward Fust 

1636 Dutch Garden Scene

1636 Dirck van Delen (Dutch artist, 1604-05-1671) A Dutch Garden Scene

17C English Gardens by L Knyff (1652-1722) & J Kip (1653-1722)

 Hatherop the Seat of Sir John Webb 

1636 Dutch Garden Scene

1636 Dirck van Delen (Dutch artist, 1604-05-1671) A Dutch Garden Scene

17C English Gardens by L Knyff (1652-1722) & J Kip (1653-1722)

 Hardwick Park Court the Seat of William Fry Esq. 

1635 Garden Stroll

c 1635 Abraham Bosse (French artist, c. 1603-1676) The Five Senses - Sense of Smell

17C English Gardens by L Knyff (1652-1722) & J Kip (1653-1722)

 Grimsthorp in the County of Lincoln, the Seat of the Rt. Hon. Robert, Earl of Lindsey