Location

Country: USA
City: Washington DC
Place: British Embassy

Leendert Knijff, better known as Leonard Knyff, was born in Haarlem in 1650 and followed his brother Jacob (also an artist) to London at some point after 1676. In 1694, Knyff was made a British citizen. He began his career painting still lifes but became better-known in Britain for his views of gardens and country houses. The birds-eye view format, which was popularised in the UK by Knyff, is thought to have first been introduced to the British landscape tradition by his brother, Jacob.

Places

England, Cambridgeshire

Subjects

carriage, topography, tree, horse, deer, hill, coat of arms, field, gate, formal garden, country house/mansion, house

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)

Title

Wimple in the County of Cambridge the Seat of the Rt. Hon. Charles Bodville

Date

1707

Medium

Coloured engraving

Dimensions

height: 52.00 cm, width: 63.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Parker Gallery, February 1975

GAC number

11822