Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1960.0754

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

DAMON & SYLVIA, LISIMOND and CHLORIS,...

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter )

Philippe Mercier (Painter)

Thomas Bowles and John Bowles & Son (Publisher)

Creator Notes

Faber Jr. was one of London's most prolific mezzotint engravers. He used the "Jr." or "Junr." designation with his name until his father's death in 1721.

Date of Birth

16841689

Date of Death

17561760

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1753-1764

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom left beneath verses; I. Faber fecit
2. Inscription; Bottom left beneath verses; P. Mercier Pinx.\t
3. Inscription; Bottom right of center beneath verses; Printed for T. Bowles in S.\t Pauls Church Y..\d & John Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse, Cornhill. ___

Subjects

Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint, Engraving

Dimensions (inches)

10.5 (H) , 14.35 (W) , 9.3 (Image H) , 13.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

26.6 (H) , 36.45 (W) , 9.3 (Image H) , 13.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at right): 10.0 in. (25.3 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 14.0 in. (35.5 cm).

Publisher Summary

Thomas Bowles and John Bowles & Son

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

II or later

Watermark

none

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Day, Ivan. 03//2012 "Syllabubs and Jellies". Glass Circle News. 35 (No. 1): 16-20.
• Original painting "The Sense of Taste" by Philippe Mercier: p. 16, fig. 1