Landscape (after George Smith of Chichester)
John Boydell I (Dorrington 1719 – Cheapside, London 1804)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
paper
Measurements
480 x 610 mm
Place of origin
Chichester
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286389
Summary
Engraving, Landscape (after George Smith of Chichester) by William Woollett (Maidstone 1735 - London 1785) and John Boydell II (Dorrington 1719 - Cheapside, London 1806). A print of an extensive landscape by William Woollett and J. Boydell after John Smith of Chichester. The original picture, it is inscribed below, obtained the second premium granted by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce. Published 1763. A lake is in the centre of the picture with figures and cattle on a near bank. In the distance is a castle with hills beyond.
Marks and inscriptions
obtained the second premium granted by the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce. (printed under image)
Makers and roles
John Boydell I (Dorrington 1719 – Cheapside, London 1804), engraver (printmaker) William Woollett (Maidstone 1735 - London 1785), publisher after George Smith of Chichester (Chichester 1714 - Chichester 1776) and John Smith (Chichester 1717 - Chichester 1764), artist William Woollett (Maidstone 1735 - London 1785), engraver (printmaker)