Anchor Church, Derbyshire (after Thomas Smith of Derby)
(François) Francis Vivarès (Montpellier 1709 –London 1780)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1765
Materials
wood, glass & paper
Measurements
400 x 540 mm; 580 mm (Height); 730 mm (Width)
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286016
Summary
Print, engraving, Anchor Church, Derbyshire, (after Thomas Smith of Derby) by (François) Francis Vivarès (Montpellier 1709 –London 1780). Published in 1765 and dedicated to Sir Robert Burdett. The church, hewn out of the river cliff face is seen across the Trent, ladies and gentlemen standing around it. On the near bank is a herdsmen with cattle, a horse and a dog. Ebonized and gilt moulded frame. Anchor Church consists of a series of caves in a Keuper Sandstone outcrop, close to the village of Ingleby, Derbyshire. The caves have been extended to form a crude dwelling place, complete with door and window holes.The name Anchor Church is derived from the term anchorite, "to withdraw" or "to depart into the countryside" because it is thought to have been the cell of an Anchorite hermit, St Hardulph, who lived and prayed here in the 6th and 7th century. The saint's feast day is 21 August.
Marks and inscriptions
printed inscription and dedication under image
Makers and roles
(François) Francis Vivarès (Montpellier 1709 –London 1780) , engraver (printmaker) after Thomas Smith of Derby (fl.1720 - d. Bristol 1767), original artist