Paintings from Algiers and Europe

Gertrude Jekyll was trained as a painter; painting was a large part of her original aspiration in life. This training was influential on her later activities; she described garden designing as creating ‘garden pictures’. Examples of her watercolours are shown below; the Algerian pictures date from the winter of 1873-74, when, at the age of 30, she paid a memorable visit to that country. The originals are held by the Surrey History Centre.

 

From Left to Right:
ALGIERS Mountain and water
ALGIERS Ancient cemetery
ALGIERS House with red bouganvillea
ALGIERS Ruins of ancient fountain
ITALY Gateway at Parma
FRANCE Ile St Honore, Cannes