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years earlier. In fact it was not the Mauritshuis - as generally accepted - but Van's-
Gravesande's 'Sebastiaandoelen' which provided a model for Eltham Lodge.
Dutch influence is certainly apparent in his architecture (Nicholls, 1993,
455). Colvin (1995, 647), praising May's ability and significance, suggests:
But of his importance as one of the two or three men who determined the charac-
ter of English domestic architecture after the Restoration there can be no doubt...
In advising on the conservation and repair of two huge gate piers of gauged
work in the walled gardens of Chiswick Park, London, in 1993, the author dis-
covered a previously unknown connection with Sir Hugh May.
The two piers are 1.2 m square and 4.1 m high, and of gauged brickwork laid
to a very high standard of accuracy and refinement with moulded limestone
plinth, scrolled console, and capping; all very Dutch in design (Fig. 67).
Figure 67
Gauged pier in the
gardens of Chiswick
Park, London, 1682-84.
