Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2543

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Charles Dartiquenave Esq.\r

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

1734

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fecit 1734
2. Inscription; Lower left; G. Kneller Bar.t Pinx.t 1702

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.5 (H) , 10.4 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.8 (H) , 26.3 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed inside platemark.

Publication Date

1734

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

From Kitcat Club Series between numbers 40 and 41; early impressions issued by Tonson and Faber, later impressions sold by Boydell. 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 between no. 40/41, p. 383.