Print (Etching)

Museum Object Number 1965.2959

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

(Rev. Thomas Wilson)

Category

Prints and Maps

Collection

Maps and Prints Study Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Richard Philips (Painter)

John Simon (Mezzotinter)

Date of Birth

16811675

Date of Death

17411755

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1750-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center of backing; R. Phillips pinxt Rev. Thos. Wilson / Bishop of London & Man / I. Wilson / Bishop Thos. Wilson Phillips pinxt

Subjects

Portrait; Clergy

Materials

Ink; Paper

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

10.4 (H) , 7.2 (W) , 2.8 (Image H) , 2.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

26.4 (H) , 18.4 (W) , 2.8 (Image H) , 2.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed inside platemark and attached to wove paper with pseudo platemark.

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.1127, no.168.