Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

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, Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire

Subjects

carriage, topography, landscape C18th, tree, horse, sheep, lake, hill, man, woman, gate, orchard, garden, lawn, railing, country house/mansion, house, cottage, tower

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)

Title

Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire

Date

c.1705

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 109.50 cm, width: 135.20 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Appleby Bros, October 1962

Inscription

none visible

GAC number

5931