Dunham Massie, the Seat of the Rt Honble George Earle of Warrington

Dateca. 1707

After work by Johannes (Jan) Kip 1653 - 1722

Engraver Leonard Knyff 1650 - 1722

OriginEngland, London

MediumEtching with line engraving

DimensionsOverall: 23 × 27in. (58.4 × 68.6cm)
Other (Plate): 13 7/8 × 19in. (35.2 × 48.3cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1967-356

DescriptionLower margin reads: "L. Knyff Delin/ I Kip Sculp./ Dunham Massie, the Seat of the R.t/ Hon.ble George Earle of Warrington./ in the County/ Palatine of Chester 1697./ 37"Label TextThis print depicts Dunham Massie (Massey) Hall in Greater Manchester, England, the seat of the Earls of Warington.

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.
ProvenanceBefore 1967, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1967-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).