Museum Object Number1965.2646 |
Print (Mezzotint)
Mrs. Rachel How
Prints and Maps
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
John Smith (Mezzotinter and publisher)
Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
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.
1652/541646
17421743
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1702-1702
1. Inscription; Lower center; I. Smith Fec:
2. Inscription; Lower left; G. Kneller S.R. Imp: et Angl: Eques Aur. pinx:
3. Inscription; Lower right; Sold by I. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russel Street Covent Garden
Portrait
Ink; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint
14.8 (H) , 10.6 (W) , 13.5 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)
37.5 (H) , 26.8 (W) , 13.5 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)
Plate H: 13.6 in. (34.6 cm). Plate W: 10.1 in. (25.6 cm).
Smith, John
1702
London, England, United Kingdom
II
Unknown
State II is with inscription.
Text available soon.
[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 p.1181, no.134