Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2623

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Michael Rysbrack, Sculptor

Category

Prints and Maps

Collection

Maps and Prints Study Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)

John Vanderbank (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

16841694

Date of Death

17561723/1739

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1734

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fecit 1734
2. Inscription; Lower left; I. Vanderbank pinx.t 1728

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

16.7 (H) , 11.5 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

42.4 (H) , 29.2 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14 in. (35.6 cm). Plate W: 10.1 in. (25.6 cm).

Publication Date

1734

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Rich, brilliant impression.

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.
• See p.419-420, no. 314.