Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2563

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Dutchess of Grafton

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Isaac Beckett (Mezzotinter)

William Wissing (Painter)

Edward Cooper (Publisher)

Date of Birth

1653c.1656

Date of Death

1715/171916871725

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1685-1688

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center; I Beckett fe:
2. Inscription; Lower left; W: Wissing pinx:
3. Inscription; Lower right; E Cooper exc:

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13.9 (H) , 10.4 (W) , 13.2 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.4 (H) , 26.4 (W) , 13.2 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.5 in. (34.2 cm). Plate W: 9.9 in. (25.2 cm).

Publisher Summary

Cooper, Edward

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Only one state known. Faded impression. Plate shows signs of wear and reworking of letters.

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. 47, p. 34.