Detail of the Park at Enghien (right half)

Detail of the Park at Enghien (right half)

Romeyn de Hooghe

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

View of part of the gardens of the castle of Enghien near Brussels. Several enclosed gardens are visible in the foreground, and in the upper right a square water basin is with a gazebo and fountain is depicted. Long walk and carriage lanes run towards the upper left corner of the print. People are depicted enjoying the delights of the garden, or inversely working to maintain it. The various parts of the garden have been individually numbered.


Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Detail of the Park at Enghien (right half)Detail of the Park at Enghien (right half)Detail of the Park at Enghien (right half)Detail of the Park at Enghien (right half)Detail of the Park at Enghien (right half)

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