Lawns Collection (#5)

Landscape, 1835-40 (oil on paper mounted on canvas)
5861105 Landscape, 1835-40 (oil on paper mounted on canvas) by Blery, Eugene (1805-87); 34.9--49.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: Eugene Blery (1805-87))

Reclining nude on a riverbank (oil on canvas)
XPG366324 Reclining nude on a riverbank (oil on canvas) by Benner, Emmanuel (1836-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: by Emmanuel Benner (1836-96))

Two Grasshoppers on Grass Plants, by Japanese artist Ohara Koson
7261243 Two Grasshoppers on Grass Plants, by Japanese artist Ohara Koson by Koson, Ohara (1877-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Grasshoppers on Grass Plants, by Japanese artist Ohara Koson)

Sunset, Boston, 1895-96 (pastel on paper)
7262380 Sunset, Boston, 1895-96 (pastel on paper) by Prendergast, Maurice Brazil (1858/9-1924); 50.8x27.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1858/9-1924))

He Comes, c. 1921 (gouache on paper)
7083576 He Comes, c.1921 (gouache on paper) by Wiener, Karl (1901-49); Private Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

In the Rose Garden, 1921 (oil on canvas)
XPG443302 In the Rose Garden, 1921 (oil on canvas) by Panitzsch, Robert (1879-1949); Private Collection

Zealot a bay racehorse with jockey, c. 1871-1933 (oil on canvas)
7240939 Zealot a bay racehorse with jockey, c.1871-1933 (oil on canvas) by Reville, H. Whittaker (1851-1933); 68.5x89 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

A Troop of Giraffes (colour litho)
7202049 A Troop of Giraffes (colour litho) by Wardle, Arthur (1864-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Troop of Giraffes)

British Museum, Holborn, c. 1750 (engraving)
5890790 British Museum, Holborn, c.1750 (engraving) by Simon, James (fl.1714-50); length: 61 cm; London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: North prospect of Montague House)

A Prima Donnas Home (engraving)
1041802 A Prima Donnas Home (engraving) by Brewer, Henry Charles (1866-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Prima Donnas Home, Sketches at Craig-y-Nos Castle)

A Summer Noon: Hampton Court (engraving)
979353 A Summer Noon: Hampton Court (engraving) by Wingfield, James Digman (1800-72); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Summer Noon: Hampton Court. Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

Gads Hill Place, Higham, Kent, frontispiece from Charles Dickens by George Gissing, published 1898 (colour litho)
KW392574 Gads Hill Place, Higham, Kent, frontispiece from Charles Dickens by George Gissing, published 1898 (colour litho) by Haslehust

Cow Parsley in a Meadow (oil on canvas)
7064825 Cow Parsley in a Meadow (oil on canvas) by Cavaleri, Ludovico (1867-1942); 50x100 cm; Private Collection

A Wooded Landscape, 1910 (oil on canvas)
7063390 A Wooded Landscape, 1910 (oil on canvas) by Cavaleri, Ludovico (1867-1942); 43x58 cm; Private Collection

Playing games in the countryside (colour litho)
7150477 Playing games in the countryside (colour litho) by Thivet, Antoine Auguste (1856-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: Playing games in the countryside)

Epidendrum, bamboo, and rocks, 1818
7202745 Epidendrum, bamboo, and rocks, 1818 by Gai Qi (1774-1829); 30, 48 x 351, 79 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Epidendrum, bamboo, and rocks)

Mid-Summer, East Hampton, New York, 1893 (oil on canvas)
6431744 Mid-Summer, East Hampton, New York, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Harper, John William (1851-1910); 79.2x111.8 cm; Private Collection

The bathers (colour litho)
7150500 The bathers (colour litho) by Brillaud, Francois Eugene (d. 1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The bathers. Illustration for El Desnudo en el Arte (M Uson, 1906).); © Look and Learn

Chums: Cricket (colour litho)
5999144 Chums: Cricket (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cricket. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson, c 1906).); © Look and Learn

Grass walk at Hampton Court, from The Gardens of England: In the Southern and Western Counties published by The Studio
3666910 Grass walk at Hampton Court, from The Gardens of England: In the Southern and Western Counties published by The Studio, 1907 (colour litho) by Adie

"We worked hard on the lawn"(colour litho)
6013976 " We worked hard on the lawn" (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Surprised woman (colour litho)
7150444 Surprised woman (colour litho) by Lejeune, Adolphe-Frederic (1830-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Surprised woman)

The White Horse (oil on panel)
7088586 The White Horse (oil on panel) by Nicholson, William (1872-1949); 33x39.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Carved into chalk grassland)

Chums: Tennis (colour litho)
5999132 Chums: Tennis (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tennis. Illustration for Chums by John Hassall (Thomas Nelson, c 1906).); © Look and Learn

Friends Meeting House, 1940 (oil on canvas)
6431745 Friends Meeting House, 1940 (oil on canvas) by Pippin, Horace (1888-1946); 55.8x91.4 cm; Private Collection

Feeding the Calves, 1906 (oil on canvas)
7063441 Feeding the Calves, 1906 (oil on canvas) by Harvey, Harold (1874-1941); 30.5x35.5 cm; Private Collection

The Monarch of the Glen, c. 1822-73 (oil on canvas)
7240848 The Monarch of the Glen, c.1822-73 (oil on canvas) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73) (after); 120x126 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Merry Andrew and Chillington -Horses on a Racecourse, c. 1888-89 (oil on canvas)
7240945 Merry Andrew and Chillington -Horses on a Racecourse, c.1888-89 (oil on canvas) by Hopkins, William (d.1892) & Havell, Edmund (1819-p.1895); 77.5x115.5 cm; The Weston Park Foundation

A Fox flushing a Mallard and a Duck, 1870 (oil on board)
7240732 A Fox flushing a Mallard and a Duck, 1870 (oil on board) by English School, (19th century); 28x36 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Mares and Foals, c. 1892 (oil on canvas)
7240935 Mares and Foals, c.1892 (oil on canvas) by Hopkins, W.H. (d.1892); 76x126 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: A group of mares including Duvernay, White Heather)

Salpinctes-a Race Horse, c. 1814-82 (oil on canvas)
7240776 Salpinctes-a Race Horse, c.1814-82 (oil on canvas) by Hall, Harry (1814-82) (after); 61x74 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: A bay racehorse with jockey up)

Two Hunters in a Landscape, c. 1830-99 (oil on canvas)
7240768 Two Hunters in a Landscape, c.1830-99 (oil on canvas) by Smythe, Edward Robert (1810-99); 40x50.5 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: The two Hunters in a landscape)

Retreat-Winner of the Doncaster Cup, c. 1870-92 (oil on canvas)
7240670 Retreat-Winner of the Doncaster Cup, c.1870-92 (oil on canvas) by Hopkins, W.H. (d.1892); 75x95 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Bay horse facing right)

Galopin with Jockey Up, c. 1875 (oil on canvas)
7240955 Galopin with Jockey Up, c.1875 (oil on canvas) by Hall, Harry (1814-82); 70x90 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Jockey and bay horse facing left)

Chippendale-A Racehorse with jockey up on Newmarket Racecourse, c. 1874 (oil on canvas)
7240949 Chippendale-A Racehorse with jockey up on Newmarket Racecourse, c.1874 (oil on canvas) by Hall, Harry (1814-82); 68.5x89 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

River landscape by Moonlight, c. 1623-77 (oil on canvas)
7240841 River landscape by Moonlight, c.1623-77 (oil on canvas) by Neer, Aert van der (1603-77); 41.5x53 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire

Tewkesbury Abbey (The Abbey Church of St. Mary the Virgin), Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Gelati Monastery, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Central Asia, Asia

Bagrati Cathedral at sunrise, Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Central Asia, Asia

The downtown urban skyline reflected in Lago das Garcas lake at twilight, Ibirapuera Park, Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

View of Greenwich Old Royal Naval College and London skyline at dusk, Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tervasaaren Koirapuisto Park, Helsinki, Uusimaa County, Finland, Europe

Male Ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus) standing on a garden lawn, Norfolk, UK. April

Spring, 1917 (oil on canvas)
7064875 Spring, 1917 (oil on canvas) by Dvorak, Franz (1862-1927); Diam: 81 cm; Private Collection

Woman dressed as a dragonfly (colour litho)
7150579 Woman dressed as a dragonfly (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman dressed as a dragonfly)

Woman with a musical instrument (colour litho)
7150495 Woman with a musical instrument (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with a musical instrument)

Young woman feeding the birds being surprised by her lover (colour litho)
7153515 Young woman feeding the birds being surprised by her lover (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Lawns: A Tapestry of Nature and Culture" they have long been an integral part of our landscapes, offering a canvas for both natural beauty and human creativity. From the manicured lawns at The Esplanade in Lawns & Head, Bray, County Wicklow to the historic St Hildas College in Oxford captured in a timeless black and white photo, these green expanses hold stories that span generations. Traveling across continents, we find ourselves at Walpole/Strawberry Hill in the USA's Louisiana. Here, Oak Alley Plantation stands proudly with its colonial-style house surrounded by meticulously maintained lawns, and is a testament to the elegance and grandeur that can be achieved through landscape design. But they can not just reserved for grand estates; they also provide spaces for leisurely activities such as afternoon tea on a sunny day. An oil on canvas painting captures this idyllic scene perfectly - people gathered on a lush lawn enjoying their cups of tea amidst nature's embrace. Moving across borders once again, we arrive at The Grand and Metropole Hotels in Folkestone via a vibrant color photograph. These seaside establishments boast well-manicured lawns that invite guests to relax and soak up the coastal atmosphere. Nature finds its place within these carefully crafted landscapes too. A Siberian Husky joyfully runs through a garden, his paws leaving imprints on the velvety grass while Heath Robinson's whimsical cartoon reminds us of the playful side of lawn culture. The charm continues with picturesque cottages nestled amongst Warwickshire's rolling hills where pencil sketches come alive with watercolors showcasing quaint homes framed by verdant lawns - truly an artist's delight. Back to Oxford we go with Rhodes House standing tall against time captured beautifully in monochrome photography. Its sprawling lawn serves as an inviting space for contemplation or perhaps even lively debates among scholars. Even wildlife seeks solace on these emerald carpets.