The South Prospect of the New Quadrangle of Christ Church in Oxford

1707

Johannes Kip after Leendert Knijff

Associated Names
Johannes Kip

Artist, Dutch, 1653 - 1722

Leendert Knijff

Artist After, Dutch, 1650 - 1721

The image shows an elevated view of a grand, symmetrical quadrangle with a central building featuring a decorative cupola on its roof. Flanking the central building are long Georgian-style buildings with rows of windows. The scene is detailed with precise lines, giving the impression of an etching. The color palette is monochrome, emphasizing form and shading. Figures of people and dogs are present near the observer, providing scale to the architecture. Patterns on the ground resemble pathways or garden designs, adding to the structured aesthetic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joan and Daniel Mulcahy

  • Dimensions

    plate: 47.9 × 59.7 cm (18 7/8 × 23 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 53.8 × 65.2 cm (21 3/16 × 25 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.145.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 11 (series)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joan Banks Mulcahy, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge: no. 11 (series)

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: The South Prospect of the New Quadrangle of CHRISTS CHURCH in Oxford; by later hand, lower right in brown ink: XLVII

Wikidata ID

Q77015523

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