St. James’s Palace and Parts Adjacent

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Commonwealth Secretariat, Marlborough House

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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Subjects

Materials & Techniques

Artist

Johannes Kip (1653 - 1722)
William Henry Toms ( - died 1765)

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