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John Hutchins
Came, the Seat of the Hon. Lionel Damer /// Dorsetshire John Hutchins English

1796-1815

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Artist: John Hutchins (English, 1698-1773) Title: "Came, the Seat of the Hon. Lionel Damer" (Plate 48) Portfolio: The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset Year: 1796-1815 (Second edition) Medium: Original Engraving on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: John Bowyer Nichols, London, UK Publisher: Richard Gough and John Bowyer Nichols, London, UK Reference: Brunet III, No. 389; Upcott I, No. 48, page 183 Sheet size: 9.19" x 15.5" Image size: 7.19" x 11.88" Condition: Some light foxmarks lower right in image and margins. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in excellent condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Engraved by English John Emes (1762-1810) after a drawing by English artist John Laporte (1761-1839). Comes from Hutchins' four volume "The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset", (1796-1815) (Second edition), which consists of approx. 180 engravings. Printed from one copper plate in one color: black. John Hutchins' "The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset" was originally published in 1774 (First edition) in a limited edition of 600, 1796-1815 (Second edition), and lastly 1861-1870) (Third edition). Came House is a privately owned country house next to the village of Winterborne Came, in Dorset, England. Built in the mid-18th century, it is a Grade I listed building. The house was built for John Damer by Francis Cartwright of Blandford in 1754; after Cartwright's death in 1758 the interior was completed by Vile and Cobb, cabinet makers of London, in 1762. There is a kitchen wing on the east, connected to the house by a passageway. In the mid-19th century an entrance with porch, vestibule and cloakrooms, and a cast-iron domed conservatory, were added on the west side of the house. The conservatory is attributed to the architect Charles Fowler. A library was also established at that time and other minor changes were made. There have otherwise been few alterations. Biography: John Hutchins (1698–1773) was a Church of England clergyman and English topographer, who is best known as a county historian of Dorset. John Hutchins was born at Bradford Peverell, Dorset, on 21 September 1698. He was the son of Richard Hutchins (died 1734), who was for many years curate there, and from 1693 rector of All Saints Church, Dorchester. His mother, Anne, died on 9 April 1707, and was buried in Bradford Peverell church. His early education was under the Rev. William Thornton, master of Dorchester Grammar School, and on 30 May 1718 he matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford. In the next spring (10 April) he migrated to Balliol College, and graduated B.A. on 18 January 1722, but for some unknown reason became M.A. from Magdalene College, Cambridge, in 1730. Late in 1722 or early in 1723 he was ordained, and served as curate and usher to George Marsh, who from 1699 to 1737 was vicar of Milton Abbas and the master of its grammar school. In his native county Hutchins remained for the rest of his life. Through the interest of Jacob Bancks of Milton, he was instituted to the rectory of Swyre (Holy Trinity) on 22 August, and to that of Melcombe Horsey in 1733. He became rector of Holy Trinity, Wareham, on 8 March 1744, but he retained the cures of Swyre and Wareham until his death. Political agitation among his parishioners at Wareham involved him in difficulties, and his weak voice and growing deafness diminished his influence in the pulpit. On Sunday, 25 July 1762, when the town of Wareham was devastated by fire and his rectory-house was burnt to ashes, his topographical papers were rescued by Mrs. Hutchins at the risk of her life. At the end of his days Hutchins was seized by a paralytic stroke, but he still laboured at his history of Dorset. On 21 June 1773 Hutchins died, and was buried in the church of St. Mary's, Wareham, in the old chapel under its south aisle. A monument on the north wall of the church commemorated his memory. An engraving by John Collimore of a portrait of Hutchins by Cantlo Bestland appeared in Peregrine Bingham's "Memoir" (1813). Hutchins' library was sold by Thomas Payne in 1774.
  • Creator:
    John Hutchins (1698 - 1773, English)
  • Creation Year:
    1796-1815
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.19 in (23.35 cm)Width: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
    1790-1799
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Saint Augustine, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU121214759032

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