1712 Johannes Kip Copper Plate Engraving Hand Colored English Manor Houses
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for a detailed view. Information: Johannes Kip [1653 – 1722] was a Dutch draftsman and engraver who was a native of Amsterdam. He was active in England, after producing works for the court of William of Orange in Amsterdam. Kip accompanied the Court to England and settled in Westminster, where he conducted a thriving print selling business from his house in St. John's Street. He also worked for various London publishers producing engravings, largely for b...ook illustrations. His most important works were the execution of the illustrations for Britannia Illustrata, 1708; The Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire, 1712, and Le Nouveau Theatre de la Grande Bretagne, 1715.Date: 1712Source: The Ancient and Present State of GloucestershireVolume: 1Plate No.: 197Description: Coberly the Seat of Jonathan Castelman Esq.Print method: Copper Plate Engraving with Professionally hand coloring on Chain-linked laid paperCondition: Very good to Excellent Size of Print: 495 x 425 mm. (Approximately 19 1/2 x 16 ¾ inches)References: "Johannes Kip, " Grove Dictionary of Art, Macmillan, 2000, http://www.artnet.com/library/04/0466/T046681.asp Guide to British Topographical Prints, Russell, Robert pgs 20, 28, 191A Great Gift For Any Manuscript Collector We Now Accept PayPal! We Ship Worldwide. Please Contact Us For a Free Shipping Quote!
