Barrington, The Seat of Edmond Bray, Esq., plate 131 from "The Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire"
[1712] reissued 1768
Medium
Hand-colored etching and engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 13 3/4 × 16 7/8 in. (35 × 42.8 cm) Sheet: 16 1/16 × 19 3/16 in. (40.8 × 48.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.282.142
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, where encounter *Barrington, The Seat of Bray, Esq.*, plate 131 from *The Ancient and Present State of*. Created in 1712 and reissued in 176, this hand-colored etching and engraving captures the grandeur of Edmond Bray's estate in Gloucestershire, its elegant house, manicured gardens, and sweeping landscapes. Such topographical views were a hallmark of early 18th-century British publishing, documenting the seats of the gentry amid the Agricultural Revolution and the rise of picturesque estate design. Engraved by the s...
About the Artist
Edmund Bray|Johannes Kip (British|Dutch) · 1686 |1653 –1725 |1722
British, 1686–1725|Dutch, Amsterdam before 1653–1721? London