Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2663

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Right Hono.\ble Godart Baron de Ginkel

Category

Prints and Maps

Collection

Maps and Prints Study Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Smith (Mezzotinter and publisher)

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)

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.

Date of Birth

1652/541646

Date of Death

17421743

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1700-1710

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I:Smith fec:et exc:
2. Inscription; Lower left; G Kneller Eques pinx:

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14 (H) , 10.1 (W) , 13.7 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.5 (H) , 25.7 (W) , 13.7 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14 in. (35 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.3 cm).

Publisher Summary

Smith, John

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II or III

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Both State II and III have been reworked. The good impression perhaps indicates State II.

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 p.1138-1139, no.15.
[Book] Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. 1959 American Colonial Painting: Materials for a History.
• Published: p.285, no.9.