Architect Johann August Giesel (1751-1822) and the Question of the “English Garden” in Saxony

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10.2991/assehr.k.200923.024How to use a DOI?

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garden, architecture, XVIII century, France, Germany, Saxony, Champagne

Abstract

The place of the architect Johann August Giesel (1751-1822) in the contribution to the picturesque or English Garden in Saxony is not to be overlooked. The pupil of the painter Charles-François Huttin and the architect Friedrich August Krubsacius, he worked on the reconstruction sites of Dresden after the destruction of the Seven Years’ War. But it was in France where he got to learn innovative ideas in the garden art. Called in France by Prince Xavier of Saxony, former regent of the Duchy of Saxony, he learned from great architects like Jean-François-Thérèse Chalgrin. Returning to Saxony in 1782, he became one of the creators of the first picturesque garden and follies in Dresden.

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AU  - Vincent Dupanier
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