Museum Object Number1965.2552 |
Print (Mezzotint)
Joseph Addison Esq.r &c.
Prints and Maps
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)
Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
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.
16841646
17561743
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1733
1. Inscription; Lower right ; I. Faber fecit 1733
2. Inscription; Lower left; G. Kneller Bar.t Pinx.t
Portrait; Armorial device
Ink; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint
15 (H) , 10.8 (W) , 14 (Image H) , 9.7 (Image W)
38 (H) , 27.5 (W) , 14 (Image H) , 9.7 (Image W)
Plate H: 14.1 in. (35.7 cm). Plate W: 9.8 in. (24.9 cm).
1733
London, England, United Kingdom
I
None
From the "Kitcat Club" series; early impressions sold by J. Tonson and J. Faber; later impressions of the series sold by J. Boydell and Company.
Text available soon.
[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. 34, p. 382.