Print (Mezzotint)
Museum Object Number1965.2681 |
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
The Hon:\ble M.\rs Sherard.
Category
Prints and Maps
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
1675-1699
Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label
1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Smith fec: et ex:
2. Inscription; Loer left; G. Kneller Eques pinx:
Subjects
Portrait
Materials
Ink; Paper (laid)
Techniques
Mezzotint
Dimensions (inches)
18.4 (H) , 13 (W) , 13.2 (Image H) , 9.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
46.7 (H) , 33 (W) , 13.2 (Image H) , 9.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Trimmed within platemark.
Publisher Summary
Smith, John
Publication Date
1699
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom
State
I
Watermark
None
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.1219, no.229.