19th century
Who was Dorothea Knighton? (1780 –1862)
Born in England, made prints in England
Printmaking activity: Early 19th century
Dorothea Knighton, née Hawker, grew up in a large artistic family in Plymouth. It is not clear how she learnt the art of lithography, which involved drawing on and printing from a limestone block, but her artistic activity was encouraged by the professional painter, James Northcote. She did not sell her prints but pursued lithography, like many women amateurs, as an intellectual and artistic hobby.
Born in England, made prints in England
Printmaking activity: Early 19th century
Dorothea Knighton, née Hawker, grew up in a large artistic family in Plymouth. It is not clear how she learnt the art of lithography, which involved drawing on and printing from a limestone block, but her artistic activity was encouraged by the professional painter, James Northcote. She did not sell her prints but pursued lithography, like many women amateurs, as an intellectual and artistic hobby.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Lithograph, ink on paper. |
| Brief description | 'Landscape scenes' lithograph by Dorothea Lady Knighton, England, early 19th century. |
| Physical description | Black and white print showing a bridge over a river with a waterfall in the foreground and mountains in the background. |
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| Gallery label | In the first half of the 19th century, large numbers of women turned to the new process of lithography as an exciting means of experimentation. As Knighton’s lithographs depict the Devonshire countryside, they were likely to have been made before her marriage in 1800. This set of four lithographs, acquired by the museum in 2017, highlight the V&A’s ongoing efforts to collect prints made by professional and amateur women artists.(2022) |
| Summary | Who was Dorothea Knighton? (1780 –1862) Born in England, made prints in England Printmaking activity: Early 19th century Dorothea Knighton, née Hawker, grew up in a large artistic family in Plymouth. It is not clear how she learnt the art of lithography, which involved drawing on and printing from a limestone block, but her artistic activity was encouraged by the professional painter, James Northcote. She did not sell her prints but pursued lithography, like many women amateurs, as an intellectual and artistic hobby. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.343-2017 |
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| Record created | August 16, 2017 |
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