Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2666

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Mrs. Jenny Deering

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Charles Townley (Mezzotinter)

Sir Peter Lely (Painter)

John Boydell (Publisher)

Josiah Boydell (Draftsman and publisher)

Date of Birth

1746161817191752

Date of Death

c.1800168018041817

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1787

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Charles Townley Sculsit. Member of the Imperial Academy at Florence.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Peter Lilly Eques Pinxit.
3. Inscription; Lower left; Josiah Boydell delin.t
4. Inscription; Lower center; Publish'd Septr, 1st 1787 by John & Josiah Boydell No. 90. Cheapside London.

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

15.9 (H) , 11.5 (W) , 15.8 (Image H) , 11.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40.5 (H) , 29.2 (W) , 15.8 (Image H) , 11.4 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 15.9 in. (40.5 cm). Plate W: 11.5 in. (29.2 cm). Trimmed at platemark.

Publisher Summary

Boydell, John

Publication Date

1787

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

IV

Edition Notes

State IV, with the address after "by" altered to "John & Josiah Boydell No 90 Cheapside London."

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.1384, no.6.