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1989-257, Print
House att Chelsey in the County of Middlesex one of the Seats of the Most Noble & Potent Prince Henry Duke of Beaufort
1989-257, Print

House att Chelsey in the County of Middlesex one of the Seats of the Most Noble & Potent Prince Henry Duke of Beaufort

Dateca. 1707
After work by Leonard Knyff (1650 - 1722)
Engraver Johannes (Jan) Kip (1653 - 1722)
OriginEngland, London
MediumEtching and line engraving
DimensionsOverall: 20 × 28in. (50.8 × 71.1cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1989-257
DescriptionLower margin reads: "L. Knyff. D/ I. Kip Scu./ The House att Chelsey in the County of Middlesex one of the Seats/ of the Most Noble & Potent Prince Henry Duke of Beaufort/ Marquesse & Earle of Worcester Baron Herbert of Chepstow Raglan & Gower/ and Knight of the Most Noble order of the Garter./ 13"
Label TextThis print depicts Beaufort House in Chelsea, London, one of the seats the Dukes of Beaufort from 1682 to 1738. Built in 1521, it was the home of Sir Thomas More and it was demolished by Sir Hans Sloane in 1740.

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.