Original 18th-century engraving with the manor house of Sutton Baron, at Borden in Kent, seen between two large trees and behind its wall with corner pavilions. From The Gentleman's Magazine.
Original 18th-century engraving with the manor house of Sutton Baron, at Borden in Kent, seen between two large trees and behind its wall with corner pavilions. From The Gentleman's Magazine.
The house was the home of the naturalist and antiquary Robert Plot (1640-1696), first keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, who died there; the lettering at the foot refers to him. The drawing is signed S. Tracy.
Medium: Copper engraving.
Artist / after: S. Tracy.
Date: 1793.
Source: The Gentleman's Magazine, November 1793 (pl. I, p. 897).
Dimensions: 4.7 x 7.2 in (12 x 18.3 cm).
Condition: Good; paper lightly toned, with a few damp spots in the margins.