The Dropping Well, Knaresborough, Yorkshire: the waters, three visitors attended by two servants in the foreground, and the ruins of Knaresborough Castle in the background. Engraving by F. Vivares after T. Smith of Derby, 1747.

  • Smith, Thomas, -1767.
Date:
Jan.y 15 1746/7
Reference:
577914i
  • Pictures
  • Online

Available online

view The Dropping Well, Knaresborough, Yorkshire: the waters, three visitors attended by two servants in the foreground, and the ruins of Knaresborough Castle in the background. Engraving by F. Vivares after T. Smith of Derby, 1747.

Public Domain Mark

You can use this work for any purpose without restriction under copyright law. Read more about this licence.

Credit

The Dropping Well, Knaresborough, Yorkshire: the waters, three visitors attended by two servants in the foreground, and the ruins of Knaresborough Castle in the background. Engraving by F. Vivares after T. Smith of Derby, 1747. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Selected images from this work

View 1 image

About this work

Publication/Creation

[England] : [F. Vivares?], Jan.y 15 1746/7.

Physical description

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 36.1 x 52.6 cm

Contributors

Lettering

A view of the petrifying spring, commonly call'd The dropping well, &c at Knaresbrough, in Yorkshire; it belongs to Sir Hen. Slingsby, Bart., and the ruins of the castle to the R.t Hon. the Earl of Burlington, to whom this plate is inscrib'd by their most humble and most obedient servant, T. Smith. ; Tho. Smith pin. ; F. Vivares sculp.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 577914i

Type/Technique

Languages

Subjects

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

Permanent link