Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2690

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Madam Dorothy Mason

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Smith (Mezzotinter)

William Wissing (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

1652/54c.1656

Date of Death

17421687

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1686-1686

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left center; I Smith fecit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; W.Wissing pinxit

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13.7 (H) , 10.2 (W) , 13.4 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.7 (H) , 25.9 (W) , 13.4 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.4 in. (34.2 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.3cm).

Publication Date

1686

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II or III

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

There are numerous areas where plate has been reworked with rocker and burnisher. Weak impression with several deposits of ink. The original plate was first struck without "Cum Privilegis Regis." A modern issue was listed in Boydell's catalog. It is possible considering the worn condition of this plate that this issue was modern and was struck after the plates were acquired by Boydell.

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.1199, no.179.