Illustrations 3.7 to 3.12

The English Love Affair with Nature

(Table of Contents – Illustrations)

Animal Cruelty Movement: Brown Dog Statue, Battersea, 1906-1910
(3.7) Anti-vivisection: The Brown Dog Statue, Battersea, 1906-1910
3.8 Huntsmen and their hounds. James Seymour, 1750
3.8 Huntsmen and their hounds. James Seymour, 1750
3.9 Volunteers at Gunnersbury Triangle. Ian Alexander
3.9 Volunteers at Gunnersbury Triangle. Ian Alexander
3.10 Ravens in Pembrokeshire. Ian Alexander
3.10 Ravens in Pembrokeshire. Ian Alexander
Darwin's finches. John Gould, 1845
(3.10) Darwin’s finches. John Gould, 1845
Yarrell's Cream-Coloured Courser, 1848
(3.10) Yarrell’s Cream-Coloured Courser, 1853
3.11 Angling at Lough Corrib. Alexander family, 1948
3.11 Angling at Lough Corrib. Alexander family, 1948
Art of Angling. Brookes, 1790
(3.11) Art of Angling. Brookes, 1790
The Terrace, Brockenhurst. Some English Gardens, Gertrude Jekyll, 1904
(3.12) The Terrace, Brockenhurst. Some English Gardens, Gertrude Jekyll, 1904
Sissinghurst's formal structure, informal planting
3.12 Sissinghurst garden rooms. Ian Alexander
Allotments in Lacock
(3.12) Allotments in Lacock
(3.12) Fruit and Flower Festivals are very English
(3.12) Fruit and Flower Festivals are very English

The English seem unemotional … except for their passion for nature