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Lancelot Brown (born c. 1715–16, baptised 30 August 1716 – 6 February 1783), [1] more commonly known as Capability Brown, was an English gardener and landscape architect, who remains the most famous figure in the history of the English landscape garden style.
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was a grand designer, entrepreneur and salesman who became the UK's most famous landscape designer of the 18th century. His nickname came from his fondness for describing country estates as having great ‘capabilities’ for improvement.
Dec 28, 2016 · If you were anyone in Georgian society, your garden would have been designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. Wealthy lords and ladies, and even the royals, commissioned Brown to landscape their vast estates, which revealed much about their status and style.
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown was one of the UK's most celebrated landscape gardeners. Find out how this Georgian gentleman created the quintessential English landscapes that we see at many of the places in our care today.
Apr 5, 2016 · Chatsworth, the seat of the dukes of Devonshire, is one of the many British properties marking the 300th anniversary of visionary English landscape designer Lancelot “Capability” Brown’s birth....
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May 24, 2016 · Lancelot “Capability” Brown was Britain’s most famous landscape gardener who changed the face of 18th-century English country estates, moving hills and creating flowing lakes and serpentine rivers.
