a Dutch sculptor whocame over with WilliamIII. and started a foun-dry of lead statues andvases in Piccadilly. Ithas been the habit tosneer at these imagina-tions in lead. The Earlof Burlington did so,though his gardens atChiswick were full ofthem—but it was nomean artist who mod-eled a certain lead… … August, 1906 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 115 freshness, while his little leaden brothers quarrel. Cupidsare abroad at Melbourne, and it is impossible to exaggeratethe added charm they give to the spacious terraced gardens,playing and fighting against the trim hedges that surroundthe fish pond. There…
Architecture, Domestic · Landscape gardening
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