Kew Palace, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London
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Artist/Photographer | de Mare, Eric (1910-2002) |
Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1626 |
Image Date | 1960 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Jacobean |
Medium | Negative |
Library Reference | EDMN1234 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Eric de Mare / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Gardens ; Palaces ; Topiary |
NOTES: This smart red-brick villa was built in 1631 by Samuel Fortrey, a successful Flemish merchant, and was known as the 'Dutch House'. It was purchased by George III in 1781 as a nursery for the royal children.
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