Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown artist

after Daniel Marot the Elder, 1661–1752, French, active in the Netherlands and Britain

formerly attributed to Leonard Knyff, 1650–1721, Dutch, active in Britain (by 1681)

after Daniel Marot the Elder, 1661–1752, French, active in the Netherlands and Britain
Title:
Design for the Parterre at Hampton Court
Date:
early 18th century
Materials & Techniques:
Gray ink with watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/16 × 19 15/16 inches (16 × 50.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in 20th century hand in graphite, upper left: "LEONARD KNYFF: DESIGN FOR ORNAMENTAL GARDENS AND | THE LONG WATER AT HAMPTON COURT PALACE"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright undetermined
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6212
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hats | balustrades | landscape | urns | fences | statues | carriages | steps | layout | gates | buildings | design | costume | garden elevation | palace | paths | men | garden | patterns | pools | steeple | canal | walkways | topiary | plan (drawing) | grounds | avenues | parterre | staffs | sedan chair | formal garden | fountains | gowns | trees | soldiers | architectural subject | women | spears | horses (animals) | crowd
Associated Places:
Greater London | United Kingdom | England | Richmond upon Thames (borough) | London | Hampton Court
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Age of William III and Mary II (The Grolier Club, 1988-12-13 - 1989-01-29)

The Age of William III and Mary II (Folger Shakespeare Library, 1989-02-13 - 1989-04-06)

Country Houses in Great Britain - Yale Center for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 1979-10-10 - 1980-01-29)
Publications:
Country houses in Great Britain., Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1979, p. 67, no. 47, N6764 Y34 1979 (YCBA)

David Jacques, Gardens of Court and Country : English Design , 1630-1730, New Haven : Yale Univeristy Press, 2017, pp. 168-169, fig. 126, SB466 G7 +J334 2017 (YCBA)

The Anglo-Dutch garden in the age of William and Mary, De Gouden Eeuw van de Hollandse Tuinkunst , Journal of Garden History., vol. 8, nos. 2 & 3, London : Taylor & Francis, c1988, April - September 1988, pp. 21, 215, no. 82c, pl. 82c, SB457.6 H85 (LC)+ Oversize (YCBA) Special Double issue has been separately catalogued.
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10958