Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2699

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Mrs. Oldfield

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Simon (Mezzotinter and publisher)

Jonathan Richardson the Elder (Painter)

Date of Birth

16751665

Date of Death

17551745

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1705-1710

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Simon fec. & Ex.
2. Inscription; Lower left; I. Richardson pinx.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

15.7 (H) , 11.5 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

39.9 (H) , 29.3 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14 in. (35.6 cm). Plate W: 9.9 in. (25.2 cm).

Publisher Summary

Simon, John

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

Unidentified

Edition Notes

Brilliant impression of a very rare first state.

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. 1106, no.113.
[Book] Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. 1959 American Colonial Painting: Materials for a History.
• See p.296, no.19.
[Book] Lafler, Joanne. 1989 The Celebrated Mrs. Oldfield: The Life and Art of an Augustan Actress.
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[Article] Fleischer, Roland E. 1987 "Gustavus Hesselius and Penn Family Portraits: A Conflict between Visual and Documentary Evidence". American Art Journal. 19 (3): 4-18.
• See fig. no. 12, p. 16.