Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2643

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

St. Agnes

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Smith (Mezzotinter and publisher)

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)

John Smith (Publisher)

Creator Notes

Pupil of Isaac Beckett. Smith acquired both Beckett's business and inventory of plates around 1688. Smith's plates were sold at his death to John Boydell.Pupil of Isaac Beckett. Smith acquired both Beckett's business and inventory of plates around 1688. Smith's plates were sold at his death to John Boydell.

Date of Birth

1652/5416461652/54

Date of Death

174217431742

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1716

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; J. Smith Fec. et ex. 1716
2. Inscription; Lower left; G. Kneller S.R. Imp: et Mag: Brit. Baronet Pinx.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

15.7 (H) , 11.3 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40 (H) , 28.6 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

Publisher Summary

Smith, John

Publication Date

1716

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

State II, with letters. Watermark located on mat, which this mezzotint has been mounted to.

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. 3. 941-1428.
• See pp.1232-1233, no.262.