Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2968

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Right Honorable the Dutchess of Dorset

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Robert Williams (Mezzotinter)

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)

Date of Birth

1646

Date of Death

1743

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1680-1704

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; R. Williams fecit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; G. Kneller pinx.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13.4 (H) , 9.8 (W) , 13.3 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.1 (H) , 24.8 (W) , 13.3 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

IV

Watermark

None

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] The British Museum & Stephens, Frederic George. 1870 Catalogue of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum: Political and Personal Satires. 2.
• p.438.
[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.
• pp.1610-1611, no.54.