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A Prospect on the Chee-Torr &c on the River Wie, Two Miles below Buxton: 31.K.3-20

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Prospect on the Chee-Torr &c on the River Wie, Two Miles below Buxton
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: Smith, Thomas of Derby
Printmaker: Scotin, Gérard Jean Baptiste II
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

Note

Preliminary etching done by Smith; finished with engraving by Scotin

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: T Smith Pinx. et fecit in Aquafort.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: Terminat Pr. Scotin.
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Name
  • Text: Publish'd July 13th 1743. ~
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Address
  • Text: No.7
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Number

Identification numbers

Accession number: 31.K.3-20
Primary reference Number: 184484

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "A Prospect on the Chee-Torr &c on the River Wie, Two Miles below Buxton" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/184484 Accessed: 2024-04-20 01:35:46

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/184484 |title=A Prospect on the Chee-Torr &c on the River Wie, Two Miles below Buxton |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-20 01:35:46|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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