Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2634

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Honorable Sir Chaloner Ogle

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)

Christian Friedrich Zincke (Painter)

John Faber Jr. (Publisher)

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.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

16841684/51684

Date of Death

175617671756

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1741-1755

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fecit
2. Inscription; Lower left; C. Zinke pinx.t
3. Inscription; Lower right; Price 2. Sold by IFaber at the Golden Head Bloomsbury Square

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

18.9 (H) , 13.5 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

47.9 (H) , 34.3 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14 in. (35.6 cm). Plate W: 9.9 (25.2 cm).

Publisher Summary

Faber, John Jr.

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

I

Watermark

Unidentified

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 pp.401-402, no.259.