The Picturesque, the Sublime: 'Beauty' as well as 'picturesque', and 'sublime', were concepts discussed when taking decisions regarding the conservation of antiquities. English Garden Design: Vanbrugh, Kent, Brown: They were painters and architects who were influenced by the previously mentioned concepts and applied them into their work. Gilpin, Price, Chambers: They developed picturesque theories. Nationalist Values: They wanted to create a national taste and style based on their national freedom. English Influence in France: It came through the gardens and slowly began to leak into their theories regarding the previously mentioned concepts.