Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2668

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Right Honorable the Lady Ann Mountagu

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Richard Tompson (Publisher)

Sir Peter Lely (Painter)

Date of Birth

1618

Date of Death

16931680

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1650-1700

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; R Thompson excudit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Sr P. Lely Pinxit.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13.9 (H) , 10.2 (W) , 13.3 (Image H) , 9.7 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.4 (H) , 25.8 (W) , 13.3 (Image H) , 9.7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.5 in. (34.3 cm). Plate W: 9.8 in. (24.8 cm).

Publisher Summary

Tompson, Richard

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II or III

Watermark

Unidentified

Edition Notes

State II, or later. This is an impression from a worn plate, reworked with rocker; original plate probably dates 1675-1679.

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.1374-1375, no.29.