Prospect of Lincoln’s Inn

Location

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

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, London

Subjects

carriage, sedan chair, topography, townscape/cityscape, tree, dog, horse, man, woman, garden, public square, Inn of Court, fountain

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)

Title

Prospect of Lincoln’s Inn

Date

1720

Medium

Coloured engraving

Acquisition

Presented by Dr. Peter Rusk, November 1971

GAC number

9489