Prospect on the River Manyfold at Wetton Mill (after Thomas Smith of Derby)
Gerard Jean-Baptiste Scotin (1698 - after 1755)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1757
Materials
wood, glass & paper
Measurements
390 x 560 mm; 570 mm (Height); 73.5 mm (Width)
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286043
Summary
Print, engraving, Prospect on the River Manyfold at Wetton Mill, (after Thomas Smith of Derby) by Gerard Jean-Baptiste Scotin (1698 - after 1755). One of a series of prints, published in 1757. Shows steeply rising cliffs in the distance, the mill and waterfall. Animals grazing and two gentlemen admiring the view in the foreground. In an ebonized and giltwood frame.
Marks and inscriptions
Prospect on the River Manyfold at Wetton Mill (printed under image)
Makers and roles
Gerard Jean-Baptiste Scotin (1698 - after 1755), engraver (printmaker) Thomas Smith of Derby (fl.1720 - d. Bristol 1767), original artist