Ashdowne Parke in County of Bercks
Dateca. 1707
Engraver
Johannes (Jan) Kip
(1653 - 1722)
After work by
Leonard Knyff
(1650 - 1722)
OriginEngland, London
MediumEtching and line engraving
Credit LineGift funds from Mr. & Mrs. William Kimball.
Object number1987-708
DescriptionLower margin reads: "L. Knyff De./ I. Kip Scul./ Ashdowne Perke in County of Bercks one of the Seats of/ the R.t Hon.ble William Lord Craven Barron Craven of/ Hamstead Marshall/ in the County of Bercks./ 46."Label TextThis view depicts Ashdown Park in Berkshire, England (currently located in the county of Oxfordshire) the hunting lodge of William Craven, 1st Earl of Cravan (1608-1697) who was one of the Lords Proprietors of the Colony of Carolina. Craven County, North Carolina is named for him.
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.
