View of Dunnington Cliff & c. on the River Trent
Date1745
Engraver
Francois Vivares
(1707 - 1780)
After work by
Thomas Smith
(ca. 1720 - 1767)
OriginEngland, London
MediumEtching and line engraving on laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 × 21 7/8in. (39.4 × 55.6cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund
Object number2024-242
DescriptionLower margin reads: "T. Smith Pinx./ F. Vivares Sculp./ A VIEW of Dunnington Cliff & / On the River Trent five Miles South East of Derby, Belonging to the Right Honourable the Earl of Huntingdon, to whom this Plate is inscrib'd by his Lordships./ Most Dutiful and most humble Serv.t T Smith./ Publish'd pursuant to an/ Act of Parliam.t Aug.t 25 1765/ No. 1"Label TextThis print of Dunnington Cliff near Derby, England depicts a bucolic landscape and industrial site. Dunnington Cliff was a noted site of natural beauty and the location of King's Mills, the largest water powered site in the country. The site was home to numerous mills for paper-making, flour grinding, flint-grinding (for the ceramic industry) and iron-forging, with their attendant wiers and locks.
The print was used to illustrate one of the plates from Wedgewood's famous "Frog Service" which was commissioned by Catherine the Great of Russia. This plate is part of Colonial Williamsburg's collection.
August 10, 1783
