Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2538

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Georgius/ I\MUS D. G. Mag: BrIt: Fran: et Hib: Rex F. D./ Brun: et Lunen: Dux S. R. I. Arch. Thesau: et Princeps Elector &c/ Inauguratus 20 die Octobris 1714

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)

D. Stevens (Painter)

John Bowles (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.John Bowles traded under his own name from c. 1724-1754 and 1764-1779. He trained his son Carington Bowles (1724-1792) and they traded together as John Bowles and Son from 1754 to 1764. John's brother Thomas Bowles (1712-1767) had a similar business in St. Paul's Churchyard, which Carington took over in 1764 when his uncle retired. Carington and John then began trading separately under their own names. Carington was succeeded by his son Henry Carington Bowles (1763-1830), who printed under the name Bowles & Carver (with Samuel Carver). John was succeeded by Robert Wilkinson. John Bowles, and later John Bowles and Son, used the inscription "at the Black Horse in Cornhill" until 1766, when fire damaged his shop. He relocated to No. 13 Cornhill by 1768.

Date of Birth

1684c.1701

Date of Death

17561779

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1722

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; John Faber fecit 1722
2. Inscription; Lower left; D. Stevens pinx.
3. Inscription; Lower center, below title; Sold by John Bowles Print and Map seller at the Black Horse in Cornhill

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

15.9 (H) , 11.9 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40.5 (H) , 30.2 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14 in. (35.6 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.5 cm).

Publisher Summary

Bowles, John

Publication Date

1722

Place of Publication

London

State

II

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Retouching on plate with rocker and engraved lines.

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. 154, p. 357.