Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2941

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Priscilla Cooper

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Simon (Mezzotinter)

Thomas Gibson (Painter)

John Smith (Mezzotinter and publisher)

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

1675c.16801652/54

Date of Death

175517511742

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1715-1740

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left center; I.Smith fecit et ex. Cum privilegio
2. Inscription; Lower left; Tho. Gibson pinx.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

17.6 (H) , 13 (W) , 9.6 (Image H) , 7.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

44.6 (H) , 32.9 (W) , 9.6 (Image H) , 7.4 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 9.7 in. (24.7 cm). Plate 7.6 in. (19.2 cm).

Publisher Summary

Smith, John

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

State II, with the address of the artist and publisher erased, and new ones added; retouched.

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.1078, no.43.