Druids Partaune or the seven wise men

or the seven wise men consulting the new Venetian oracle

The third son of Queen Victoria

The gardens were laid out between 1728 and 1738 by Henry Wise and Charles Bridgeman for Queen Caroline

'The stoning of St Stephen'

Druids Partaune or the seven wise menDruids, (1910). Drawing from a bas relief at found at Autun in France. The druidical priests, who were contemporary with the Romans, were clad in white voluminous robes reaching to the feet. The robe proper was collarless, while the cloak may have been cut somewhat like a Roman toga. The Druid on the right wears an oak garland and carries a sceptre, while the one on the left carries the sacred crescent symbol. Illustration from British Costume during