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La Ronde
A 16-sided spectacle
An early impression of A la Ronde
An early impression of A la Ronde
In 1784 Jane Parminter, daughter of a wealthy Devon wine merchant, set off on a grand tour of Europe accompanied by her invalid sister Elizabeth, an orphaned cousin, Mary, and a London friend, Miss Colville. Over several years these intrepid women explored France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and possibly Spain and Portugal, before returning to England. Elizabeth died soon afterwards.
La Ronde House
Inspired by their travels, and in particular by the 6th-century Byzantine basilica of San Vitale at Ravenna, Jane and Mary made plans to build themselves a rural retreat, near fashionable Exmouth, which would remind them of their tour and provide a home for their many souvenir
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Photographer: © Pat Trout (Gallery)(1st October 2015)
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Camera Make: Panasonic Model: DMC-FZ72
Exposure Program: Landscape, Focal length: 6.47 mm, ISO: 100, Exposure time: 1/1000 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Date/Time Creation: September 27, 2015, 11:16 am
Exposure Mode: 2,
ImageID:1198516, Image size: 1024 x 768 pixels
(26th October 2015)
