Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2529

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Reverend John Guyse D.D.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)

Richard van Bleeck (Painter)

John Oswald (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

1684c.1670

Date of Death

1756c.1733

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1734

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fecit 1734
2. Inscription; Lower left; R. Van Bleeck pinx.t 1733
3. Inscription; Lower right; Sold by John Oswald at the Rose and Crown in the Poultry near Stocks Market.

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device; Clergy

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

15.2 (H) , 11 (W) , 14 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

38.5 (H) , 27 (W) , 14 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13 3/4 in. (35. cm). Plate W: 9 7/8 in. (25 cm).

Publisher Summary

Oswald, John

Publication Date

1734

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

Proof with letters

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Proof state, not described in Chaloner-Smith.

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. 170, p. 362.