Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2684

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Countess of Rutland

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

1689-1689

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13.5 (H) , 10 (W) , 13.2 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.2 (H) , 25.4 (W) , 13.2 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.5 in. (34.2 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.4 cm).

Publisher Summary

Smith, John

Publication Date

1689

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Good impression and without rework. Later states advertised in Boydell Catalog.

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.1215, no.218.