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A prospect of that Beautiful Cascade below Matlock Bath: 31.K.3-18

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A prospect of that Beautiful Cascade below Matlock Bath
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: Vivarès, François
Painter: Smith, Thomas of Derby (After)
Publisher: Smith, Thomas of Derby

Entities

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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: Vivares fecit
  • Location: Image lower centre left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: T Smith Pinx. et del.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: Vivares sculp.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: Publish'd March 25th 1743. ~
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address
  • Text: No.5
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.3-18
Primary reference Number: 184482

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

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 prospect of that Beautiful Cascade below Matlock Bath" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/184482 Accessed: 2024-05-04 18:40:28

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/184482 |title=A prospect of that Beautiful Cascade below Matlock Bath |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-05-04 18:40:28|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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