Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1966.1000

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Her Grace the Dutchess of Grafton

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)

Robert Sayer (Publisher)

Creator Notes

Faber Jr. was one of London's most prolific mezzotint engravers. He used the "Jr." or "Junr." designation with his name until his father's death in 1721.Sayer became active as a printseller as early as the late 1740s. He built up his stock of copper plates by taking over others’ inventories, first Philip Overton, then James McArdell when he died in 1765. He worked in partnership with John Bennett from around 1774 to 1785, then operated alone again through 1793. When he died in February 1794, the firm (along with Sayer’s stock of plates) were taken over by another London print firm, Laurie & Whittle.

Date of Birth

168416461725

Date of Death

1756174302//1794

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1690-1740

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; J. Faber fec.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Kneller Baronet.\s pinx.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

17.9 (H) , 12.2 (W) , 17.8 (Image H) , 12.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

45.5 (H) , 31 (W) , 17.8 (Image H) , 12.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

Publisher Summary

Sayer, Robert

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

Unidentified

Watermark

None

Object Description

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