St. James’s Palace and Parts Adjacent
Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
William Henry Toms ( - died 1765)
Coloured engraving
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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Commonwealth Secretariat, Marlborough House
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About the artist
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.
William Henry Toms was an engraver of portraits, ships and views of cities and castles in England. He lived at Union Court, Hoborn. He and his wife, Rachel, had a son, Peter (c.1726-1777), who would go on to be a painter. Toms had numerous apprentices during his career, including the engraver and printseller John Boydell. According to the diary of landscape painter Joseph Farington, Boydell described his master as ‘a very passionate man [who] committed many extravagances while his phrenzy [sic] lasted’.
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Details
- Title
- St. James’s Palace and Parts Adjacent
- Date
- Medium
- Coloured engraving
- Dimensions
- height: 20.80 cm, width: 33.20 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Christie's, 26 October 1976
- GAC number
- 12527