A SET OF SIX HAND-COLORED ETCHINGS

BY JOHANNES KIP AND L. KNYFF, 1708

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A SET OF SIX HAND-COLORED ETCHINGS
By Johannes Kip and L. Knyff, 1708
From the series Nouveau Theatre de la Grand Bretaigne, each depicting a country seat and landscape below a coat-of-arms, comprising Sneed Park the seat of Joseph Jackson Esq.; Badminton the seat of the Duke of Beaufort; Stanway the seat of John Tracey Esq.; Chepston Castle the seat of the Duke of Beaufort; Lupiatt the seat of Thomas Stephens Esq.; and Alderly the seat of the Widow of Mathew Hale Esq., each French matted and within modern molded ebonized frames, later colored, unexamined out of frames
23½in. (59.5cm.) high, 27in. (68.5cm.) wide overall (6)

Lot Essay

The Nouveau Theatre is celebrated for its survey of the country house during the Augustan Age as recorded in the series of plates engraved by Johannes Kip and drawn by Leonard Knyff. The highly detailed views of the great country seats of England descibe them during a period of great mercantile prosperity when many were restored and expanded. Other views in the series that are not included in this lot include The Palace and St. James Park, Longleat, Chatsworth, Hampton Court and Knole.

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