Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2969

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Madam Sidley

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Robert Williams (Mezzotinter)

William Wissing (Painter)

Edward Cooper (Publisher)

Date of Birth

c.1656

Date of Death

16871725

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1680-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center; R Williams fe:
2. Inscription; Lower left; W Wissing pinx:
3. Inscription; Lower right; Sold by E Cooper at the 3 pidgeons in Bedfordstr.\t

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

10.9 (H) , 8.3 (W) , 9.3 (Image H) , 7 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

27.7 (H) , 21.1 (W) , 9.3 (Image H) , 7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 9.4 in. (24 cm). Plate W: 7.1 in. (18 cm).

Publisher Summary

Cooper, Edward

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II or III

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

State II, with addition of "Cum Privilegio Regis,"; state III, Boydell's Illustrious Heads series. It is possible that this is a latter restrike by John Boydell for the Illustrious Heads Series.

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.
• See p.1610, no.52.