A View of the Palace at Kew from the Lawn

After Joshua Kirby British
Architect Related architect Sir William Chambers British, born Sweden
August 1763
Not on view
Leaf 36 in William Chambers album of drawings, "Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Perspective Views of the Gardens and Buildings of Kew" (25.19).

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Object Information
  • Title: A View of the Palace at Kew from the Lawn
  • Artist: After Joshua Kirby (British, Parham, Suffolk 1716–1774 Kew Green, Surrey)
  • Architect: Related architect Sir William Chambers (British (born Sweden), Göteborg 1723–1796 London)
  • Date: August 1763
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 6 7/8 × 11 5/8 in. (17.5 × 29.5 cm)
    Sheet: 7 1/2 × 12 1/4 in. (19 × 31.1 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
  • Object Number: 25.19.36a
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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