Name: Set of 6 Antique Engravings (SKU 6882)
SKU: 6882
Price: 1800.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

Set of 6 Antique Engravings (SKU 6882)

$1,800.00

Set of 6 antique topographical engravings of English stately homes. Originally drawn and engraved by the renowned Dutch artist, Johannes Kip. These engravings are part of his famous series of 80 scenes called ‘Brittania Illustrata’, printed in several editions in the early 1700’s. These engravings are considered to be his best work and one of the most important topographical publications of the 18th century.

The engravings are approx. 44 cm x 35 cm and the frame size is 70 cm x 61 cm

Each engraving is double mounted and has a feature blue marbled border.

An image of each scene is included. They make a very impressive display when hung along a hallway or grouped close together.

The price for the set of 6 engravings in matching frames is $1,800 or $300 each (including GST).

Description

A beautiful matched set of 300 year-old English engravings of stately mansions.

Kip has gone to great trouble in portraying the detail in the architecture and the ‘bird’s eye view’ is a perspective that could only have been imagined when these were executed, as even hot air balloons were still 60 years away from being invented. The perspective shown is an indication of Kip’s skill and illustrates why these images are so well regarded.

These engravings were only produced in black and white at the time. There are versions that have been hand-coloured at a later date. All the engravings we are offering are printed on hand-laid paper & have a central vertical fold, which is the way they were made. Reproductions are available that do not have the actual fold.

For more information, visit https://heatons-of-tisbury.co.uk/kip.htm

Set of 6 Antique Engravings (SKU 6882)