Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2967

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Mr. Grevil Verney

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Robert Williams (Mezzotinter)

Michael Dahl (Painter)

John Smith (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

1656-16591652/54

Date of Death

17431742

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1680-1704

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center; R: Williams fec:
2. Inscription; Lower left; M. Dahll pinx
3. Inscription; Lower right; Sold by I Smith at y\e Lyon & Crown in Russel Street Covent Garden

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14 (H) , 10.2 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.6 (H) , 25.8 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.9 in. (35.3 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.5 cm).

Publisher Summary

Smith, John

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Only state recorded.

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. 4. 1429-1780.
• p.1610, no.53.