Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2569

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Mrs. Yarborough

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Isaac Beckett (Mezzotinter)

John Smith (Publisher)

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)

Creator Notes

Pupil of Isaac Beckett. Smith acquired both Beckett's business and inventory of plates around 1688. Smith's plates were sold at his death to John Boydell.

Date of Birth

16531652/541646

Date of Death

1715/171917421743

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1680-1688

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Smith ex:
2. Inscription; Lower left; G. Kneller pinxit.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13 (H) , 10 (W) , 12.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

33.1 (H) , 25.4 (W) , 12.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13 in. (33.1 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.4 cm).

Publisher Summary

Smith, John

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

II

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Late impression with evidence of plate wear; dark areas show retouching with roulette, plate printed perpendicular to chain lines. State II, published by John Smith.

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. 100, pp. 53-54.