Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2639

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Mr. Wollaston

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)

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

1684

Date of Death

1756

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1720-1740

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left; I. Faber fecit.

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

10.5 (H) , 8 (W) , 8 (Image H) , 6 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

26.7 (H) , 20.3 (W) , 8 (Image H) , 6 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

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.447-448, no.394.