Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1967.2115

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The R.\t Hon:\ble the Countess of Essex.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)

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.

Date of Birth

16841646

Date of Death

17561743

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1730-1750

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; J. Faber fecit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; G Kneller Bar.\t pinx.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

18.2 (H) , 12.4 (W) , 17.8 (Image H) , 12 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

46.2 (H) , 31.6 (W) , 17.8 (Image H) , 12 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 17.9 in. (45.5 cm). Plate W: 12 in. (30.6 cm).

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II

Watermark

Unknown

Edition Notes

State II, with the publisher's address erased from the plate. From Kneller's "Beauties at Hampton Court" series, entitled: "The Beauties done from the Original Pictures in his Majties Pallace of Hampton Court, by Sr Godbrey Kneller, Bart. late Principall Painter to his Majtie." The original plates were later cut to 3/4 length with titles and the address of Sayer and King, at some point after 1750.

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.309-310, no.28.