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A South-West View of Chatsworth &c.. a beautiful seat of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire: 31.K.3-26

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A South-West View of Chatsworth &c.. a beautiful seat of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vivarès, François
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 1766

Note

State with date altered from 1744.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: T. Smith Pinx.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: [Vivares fecit - hardly legible] Vivares sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: A South-West View of Chatsworth &c.. a beautiful seat of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire / To whom this Plate is humbly inscribed by his Grace's most dutiful and most obedt. Sevt. T. Smith
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Publish'd pursuant to an Act of Parliament Oct: ye 25th 1766
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.3-26
Primary reference Number: 184493
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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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A South-West View of Chatsworth &c.. a beautiful seat of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184493 Accessed: 2024-11-19 16:25:38

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184493 |title=A South-West View of Chatsworth &c.. a beautiful seat of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-19 16:25:38|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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