Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2631

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Mrs. Paulett

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter and publisher)

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

1733-1756

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; John Faber Fecit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; John Vanderbank pinx.t

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.4 (H) , 10.5 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.7 (H) , 26.6 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.9 in. (35.4 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25 cm).

Publisher Summary

Faber, John Jr.

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

I

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. 1. 1-460.
• See p.407-408, no.277.