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Knapton, Charles, 1700-1760.

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Images from the collections

Images by Knapton, Charles, 1700-1760.

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  • A kingfisher holding a fish skeleton in one foot. Etching by C. Knapton, 1736, after G. da Udine.

Works from the collections

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    A kingfisher holding a fish skeleton in one foot. Etching by C. Knapton, 1736, after G. da Udine.

    Giovanni da Udine | Date: 1736 | Reference: 43202i
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    Rome: left, the Arch of Constantine; right, the temple of Saturn; people standing, sitting, reclining and horse-riding among the ruins. Etching and woodcut by C. Knapton, ca. 1736, after G.P. Panini.

    Giovanni Paolo Panini | Date: 1736 | Reference: 3010917i
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    Pantheon, Rome: interior with virtuosi admiring the building. Etching by C. Knapton, 1736, after G.P. Panini.

    Giovanni Paolo Panini | Date: 1736 | Reference: 2474141i
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    A precinct formed by low walls, with people conversing over a low wall; an aqueduct in the background. Etching by C. Knapton, 1736, after G.F. Grimaldi.

    Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi | Date: 1736 | Reference: 2125304i
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    A sea harbour, with a sailing boat moored; four men walk towards an ancient temple on the left. Etching by C. Knapton, 1735, after Claude Lorraine.

    Claude Lorrain | Date: 1735 | Reference: 3010920i
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Frequent collaborators

Giovanni Paolo Panini
Guercino
Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi

Related topics

Italy
Jonathan Richardson
Hugh Howard
Arthur Pond
Ruins
Rome

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