Broadgate in Leicestershire Seat of the Earl of Stamford

Location

Country: Switzerland
City: Geneva
Place: British Mission Offices

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, Leicestershire

Subjects

topography, tree, hill, coat of arms, garden, country house/mansion

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)
Hendrick Hulsberg ( - 1729)

Title

Broadgate in Leicestershire Seat of the Earl of Stamford

Date

Medium

Coloured engraving

Acquisition

Purchased from Baynton-Williams, February 1977

GAC number

12881