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1967-352, Print
Wimple in the County of Cambridge the Seat of ye Rt Honble Charles Bodville Lord Robartes
1967-352, Print

Wimple in the County of Cambridge the Seat of ye Rt Honble Charles Bodville Lord Robartes

Dateca. 1707
After work by Johannes (Jan) Kip (1653 - 1722)
Engraver Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving
DimensionsOverall: 23 × 27 1/2in. (58.4 × 69.9cm) Other (Plate): 13 1/2 × 18 3/4in. (34.3 × 47.6cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1967-352
DescriptionLower margin reads: "L: Knyff Delin: / Wimple in the County of Cambridge the Seat/ of y.e R.t Hon.ble Charles Bodville Lord Robartes./ Baron of Truro Viscount Bodmyn and Earl of/ Radnor L.d L.t & Custos Rotulorum of y.e County of Cornwall./ 32"
Label TextThis print depicts Wimple in Cambridge, England the estate of Charles Bodvile Robartes, 2nd Earl Radnor (1660-1723). The house, appendages, grounds and gardens are shown. Deer are in the meadows. People work in the fields, and are shown strolling in the gardens. A large carriage approaches the house. Other people on horseback are also seen.

Johannes (Jan) Kip was a Dutch draftsmen, engraver, publisher, and printseller who is most famous for his birds-eye topographical views of English country estates and landscapes. This print was ofirignally published in volume one of "Britania Illustrata" which was finished in 1707 and published in 1708, however Kip republished these plates in many other editions until his death in 1721. He collaborated with the Dutch artist Leonard Knyff (1650-1721) who produced many of the original designs for the works, though Kip also designed and engraved many of the plates.