Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2540

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Charles Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)

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

16841646

Date of Death

17561743

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1731

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right ; I. Faber fecit 1731
2. Inscription; Lower left; G. Kneller Bar.t Pinx.t

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.2 (H) , 10.2 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36 (H) , 26 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.9 in. (35.2 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25 cm).

Publication Date

1731

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

I

Watermark

Unknown

Edition Notes

Only one state recorded. Early impressions by Tonson and Faber, later impressions by J. Boydell. From the Kitcat Club Series.

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. 4, p. 377.