Charles Bridgeman | |
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 Charles Bridgeman | |
| Born | 1690 |
| Died | 1738 (aged 47–48) |
| Occupation | Garden designer |
| Spouse | Sarah Mist |
Charles Bridgeman (1690–1738) was an English garden designer who helped pioneer the naturalistic landscape style. Although he was a key figure in the transition of English garden design from the Anglo-Dutch formality of patterned parterres and avenues to a freer style that incorporated formal, structural and wilderness elements, Bridgeman's innovations in English landscape architecture have been somewhat eclipsed by the work of his more famous successors, William Kent[1] and Lancelot "Capability" Brown.[2]
- ^ William Kent biography
- ^ Jellicoe 1986, p. 72.