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1994-93, Print
Chevening, the Seat of the Rt. Hon.ble James Stanhope
1994-93, Print

Chevening, the Seat of the Rt. Hon.ble James Stanhope

Date1719
Engraver 1653 - 1722
After work by fl. 1719 - 1750
OriginEngland, London
MediumEtching and line engraving on laid paper
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1994-93
DescriptionUpper margin reads: "D.r Harris.s Hist of Kent Vol. I. Pag. 74."
Title reads: "Chevening, the Seat of the R.t Hon.ble James Stanhope/ Earl Stanhope, Visc.t Stanhope of Mahone & Baron/ of Elvaston, Principal Secretary of State, and/ one of his Majesties most Hon.ble Privy Councel"
Lower margin reads: "J. Badslade Delin:/ I. Kip Sculp:"Label TextThis view of Chevening in Kent was published in John Harris' "History of Kent." The house was the seat of the Earls Stanhope until the mid-twentieth century.

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.

ProvenanceBefore 1994, Schuster Gallery (Berlin, Germany); 1994-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).