Seavenhampton, the Seat of Sir William Dodwell

Location

Country: Egypt
City: Cairo
Place: British Embassy

Johannes Kip, an engraver, draughtsman and dealer, was born in Amsterdam in 1653 but later worked in Britain. He was associated with the court of William of Orange and moved to London shortly after William landed in England with his forces in 1688 to claim the English crown. Kip produced a large body of work for British publishers, ‘Britannia Illustrata’ being one of his most important projects.

Places

England, Gloucestershire

Subjects

carriage, horseback, topography, tree, horse, river, hill, coat of arms, road, formal garden, country house/mansion

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)

Title

Seavenhampton, the Seat of Sir William Dodwell

Date

published 1712

Medium

Coloured engraving

Acquisition

Purchased from Baynton-Williams, February 1977

GAC number

12885