Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2596

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Elizabeth, Dutchess of Hamilton, &c.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Richard Houston (Mezzotinter)

Hugh Douglas Hamilton (Painter)

Robert Sayer (Publisher)

Date of Birth

1721c.17391725

Date of Death

1775180802//1794

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1752-1759

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Houston Fecit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Hamilton pinx.t
3. Inscription; Lower center; London Printed for & Sold by Rob.t Sayer at the Golden Buck opposite Fetter Lane Fleet Street

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.1 (H) , 10.1 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.8 (H) , 25.6 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed inside platemark.

Publisher Summary

Sayer, Robert

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

Watermark

None

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. 2. 461-940.
• See p. 667, no. 61.