A View of Lord Duncannon’s House in the County of Kent / Vue de la Maison du my Lord Duncannon, dans le Comté de Kent

John Boydell (1719 - 1804)

Coloured engraving

1752

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    John Boydell was born at Dorrington. He was apprenticed to an engraver for seven years before publishing his first volume of printed views of England and Wales in 1748. In 1752 he opened a print shop in Cheapside. Boydell later bought old plates, imported prints and sold works in France, Holland, Germany and Italy. In 1789 he opened his Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall and the first set of engravings based on paintings exhibited in the gallery was issued in 1791. Many leading artists exhibited at the venue. Later in life he sustained severe financial losses as a result of the French Revolution and was forced to dispose of his Shakespeare Gallery by lottery. He became an alderman of the City of London and rose to be Lord Mayor of London.
  • Explore
    Places
    England, Kent
    Subjects
    carriage, horseback, cart, rest/sleep, topography, horse, river, man, woman, flag, road, garden, lawn, country house/mansion, sailboat
    Materials & Techniques
    engraving, coloured engraving
  • Details
    Artist
    John Boydell (1719 - 1804)
    Title
    A View of Lord Duncannon’s House in the County of Kent / Vue de la Maison du my Lord Duncannon, dans le Comté de Kent
    Date
    1752
    Medium
    Coloured engraving
    Dimensions
    height: 23.2cm, width: 40.4cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Parker Gallery, July 1974
    GAC number
    11299