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Osterley House and Park


Chateau et parc d'Ofterly
Laurent Guyot (French, 1756–1808)
After: William Watts (English, 1752–1851)
French
1788

Medium/Technique Etching and engraving, printed in colors
Dimensions Sheet: 23.4 × 30.5 cm (9 3/16 × 12 in.)
Platemark: 20 × 23.2 cm (7 7/8 × 9 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Anonymous gift
Accession NumberM7757
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionFrom a set of twelve plates representing country houses around London that was first advertised in the Journal de Paris, 13 November 1788. Five prints of the series are known, and it is possible that the set was never completed.

Chromochalcography
Signed Lower right, in plate: Guyot sc.
InscriptionsUpper right, in plate: 7
Lower left, in plate: W. Watts del.
Lower right, in plate: Guyot sc.
Lower center, in plate: Chateur et parc d'Ofterly, appartenant a Mme. Child. / dans le Comté de Midlessex.
Lower center, in plate: London by thezari & C. No. 132. Pall Mall. A Paris chez Guyot Graveur Rue des Mathurins Hôtel Cluny No. 334
Provenance1891, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Acqusition Date: June 12, 1891)