King Alfred in the Isle of Athelney receiving news of the victory over the Danes (after Nicholas Blakey )
Gerard Jean-Baptiste Scotin (1698 - after 1755)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1700 - 1800
Materials
paper
Measurements
420 x 470 mm; 535 mm (Height); 585 mm (Width)
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286054.1
Summary
Print, engraving, King Alfred in the Isle of Athelney receiving news of the victory over the Danes (after Nicholas Blakey by Gerard Jean-Baptiste Scotin (1698 - after 1755)( a) 'Alfred in the Isle of Athelney recieving the news of the victory over the Danes'. Alfred in a wooded landscape, is greeting two soldiers, with other soldiers looking on. Originally in an ebonised frame, (b) now removed.
Marks and inscriptions
Alfred in the Isle of Athelney recieving the news of the victory over the Danes (printed under image)
Makers and roles
Gerard Jean-Baptiste Scotin (1698 - after 1755), engraver (printmaker) after Nicholas Blakey (fl.1739 - 1758), artist