Broadwell, The Seat of Danvers Hodges, plate 157 from "The Ancient and Present State of Gloucestershire"
[1712] reissued 1768
Medium
Hand-colored etching and engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 13 5/8 × 16 15/16 in. (34.6 × 43 cm) Sheet: 16 7/16 × 19 9/16 in. (41.7 × 49.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.282.139
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite hand-colored etching and engraving titled *Broadwell, The Seat Danvers Hodges*, captures the grandeur of a Gloucestershire country estate in plate 157 from Sir Robert Atkyns's *The Ancient and Present of Gloucestershire* (1712, reissued 1768). Created by Dutch engraver Johannes Kip after designs possibly linked to patron Danvers Hodges, it offers a detailed bird's-eye view of the house, manicured gardens, expansive landscapes, and heraldic coat of arms—hallmarks of 18th-century British gentry life. Such topographical prints celebrated the nobility's domains, blending architectur...