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A view of Anchor Church: 31.K.3-38

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A view of Anchor Church
Views in Derbyshire

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 1765

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: F Vivares Sculp:
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: A view of Anchor Church/ So call'd from it's having been ye habitation of an Anchorite; 'tis a large Cavern in ye face of a beautiful Rock, Situate on ye River Trent, (four miles South of Derby) near Foremark ye Seat of / Sr; Robt: Burdett Bart; whose property it is, and to whom this Plate is inscrib'd by/ his most Obedt, humble Servt: T Smith.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Publish'd Augt. 25 1765.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: 2
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.3-38
Primary reference Number: 184502
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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 view of Anchor Church" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184502 Accessed: 2024-11-19 16:45:04

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184502 |title=A view of Anchor Church |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-19 16:45:04|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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