Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1967.2103

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Nicholas Rowe Esq\r. P.L.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Sr. (Mezzotinter)

John Faber Sr. (Publisher)

Thomas Bakewell (Printer and seller)

Date of Birth

c. 1660c. 1660

Date of Death

17211721

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1715

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; J. Faber Fecit & Excudit A.\o 1715.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Printed & Sold by Tho: Bakewell next ye Horn Tavern in Fleet Street.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

17 (H) , 11.1 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

43.3 (H) , 28.2 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14.1 (35.8 cm). Plate W: 9.8 in. (24.9 cm).

Publisher Summary

Faber, John Sr.

Publication Date

1715

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

II

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

State II, with addition of Bakewell's address in lower left.

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. 1. 1-460.
• See p.293, no.61.
[Book] Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. 1959 American Colonial Painting: Materials for a History.
• Published: p.286, no.11.