Leonard Knyff (1650–1722)

• Was a Dutch draughtsman and painter.
• He was the son of landscape painter Wouter Knijff.
• He was born in Haarlem as the son of the painter Wouter Knijff, where he received his training as an artist.

• He moved to London around 1681 and though he returned to the Netherlands on trips, he stayed in London until he died.

• He is known for paintings, drawings, and art auctions.

• He collaborated with Jan Kip on a series of engravings of English country houses. 

• Knyff collaborated with Kip to produce views of country houses and gardens for Britannia Illustrata and Le Nouveau Théâtre.

• The topographical images of Kip and Knyff are significant for providing reliable illustrations of the development of the formal English garden in the Dutch-French style.

• His brother Jacob Knijff was a marine painter.

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