Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1959.0032 A

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

M.\r IOANNES CALVINUS

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Montgomery

Creator (Role)

John Faber Sr. (Mezzotinter and publisher)

Date of Birth

c. 1660

Date of Death

1721

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1680-1721

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Faber Fecit & Excud.\t
2. Inscription; Lower center; Sold by J.\no Faber att y\e 2 Golden Balls near the Savoy in y\e Strand.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

8.1 (H) , 6 (W) , 6.9 (Image H) , 5.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

20.7 (H) , 15.3 (W) , 6.9 (Image H) , 5.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 7 3/4 in. (19.9 cm). Plate W: 5 3/4 in. (14.7 cm). Chain intervals: (around 2.5 cm).

Publisher Summary

Faber, John Sr.

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Edition Notes

Only one state recorded.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Smith, John Chaloner. 1884 British Mezzotinto Portraits; Being a Descriptive Catalogue of These Engravings from the Introduction of the Art to the early part of the present century. 1. 1-460.
• Print listed as no.21, p.273.