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A Prospect in Dove-Dale 3 Miles north of Ashbourn: 31.K.3-14

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Prospect in Dove-Dale 3 Miles north of Ashbourn
Eight of the most extraordinary prospects in the mountainous parts of Derbyshire and Staffordshire commonly call'd the Peak and the Moorlands

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Benoist, Antoine
Painter: Smith, Thomas of Derby (After)
Publisher: Smith, Thomas of Derby

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1743

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: T Smith Pinx et del.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: A Benoist sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: Publish'd pursuant to an Act of Parliament, April ye 9:th 1743 by J. Smith
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address
  • Text: No.1
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.3-14
Primary reference Number: 184478
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A Prospect in Dove-Dale 3 Miles north of Ashbourn" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184478 Accessed: 2024-03-28 23:45:56

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184478 |title=A Prospect in Dove-Dale 3 Miles north of Ashbourn |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-28 23:45:56|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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