Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2555

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Thomas Birch. A.M. & R.I.I.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)

James Wills (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

1684

Date of Death

17561777

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1741

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber Fecit 1741
2. Inscription; Lower left; I. Wills Pinx.t

Subjects

Portrait; Clergy

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.2 (H) , 10.2 (W) , 14.1 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.1 (H) , 26 (W) , 14.1 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed inside platemark.

Publisher Summary

Faber, John Jr.

Publication Date

1741

Place of Publication

London

State

I

Watermark

Unknown

Edition Notes

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 no. 34, p. 313.