moved to Bushey Park. It is now called "the Diana Fountain."
A comparison of the drawing by Wynegaarde[1] of the Palace in Queen Mary's time with that of the picture by Danckers[2] shows something of the revolution which was effected by the new principles which were derived from Le Notre. That the great gardener himself visited England is improbable, though some have ascribed to him the persona] origination of the new garden of Hampton Court. But his influence is clearly apparent in the scheme by which the gardens are now treated as part of one design with the house, and are studied and developed in relation to its architectural features.
Two great changes were inaugurated under this influence. A great canal was dug from within a few yards of the east front of the palace for nearly a mile.[3] It was bordered, after the Dutch fashion, with lime trees. By it, no doubt, as by the water in St. James's Park, the King would often saunter, followed by his dogs, and throwing food to the ducks. Besides this, three avenues of limes were planted, extending from the east front, and Charles, says Switzer (himself a pupil of London, who studied under Rose), in his "Ichno-
- ↑ In the Bodleian Library.
- ↑ Now in Hampton Court Palace. It is by no means improbable that this picture of Hampton Court was the one which Pepys ordered for his dining-room,January 22, 1668-69, and for which he afterwards substituted (March 31, 1668-69) a view of Rome. This is not, I think, noticed by Mr. Ernest Law.
- ↑ It is now 3500 yards long, but Danckers' picture shows that it was originally much longer.
