View of the Temple as it Appeared in 1671

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

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, London

Subjects

rowing boat, topography, townscape/cityscape, river, coat of arms, garden, Inn of Court, house, sailboat

Materials & Techniques

engraving

Artist

Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)

Title

View of the Temple as it Appeared in 1671

Date

1770

Medium

Engraving

Acquisition

Origin uncertain

GAC number

15390