Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire

Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)

Oil on canvas

c.1705

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Leendert Knijff, better known as Leonard Knyff, was born in Haarlem in 1650 and followed his brother Jacob (also an artist) to London at some point after 1676. In 1694, Knyff was made a British citizen. He began his career painting still lifes but became better-known in Britain for his views of gardens and country houses. The birds-eye view format, which was popularised in the UK by Knyff, is thought to have first been introduced to the British landscape tradition by his brother, Jacob.
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    Artist
    Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)
    Title
    Thoresby Hall, Nottinghamshire
    Date
    c.1705
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 109.50 cm, width: 135.20 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Appleby Bros, October 1962
    Inscription
    none visible
    GAC number
    5931