Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1967.2124

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

LADY PHILADELPHIA WHARTON

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Robert Dunkarton (Mezzotinter)

Sir Anthony van Dyck (Painter)

John Boydell (Publisher)

Date of Birth

174415991719

Date of Death

181116411804

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

January 1 1781 (1781-1781)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Rob.\t Dunkarton Sculpsit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Van Dyke Pinxit.
3. Inscription; Lower center, above coat of arms; Jn\o Boydell excudit
4. Inscription; Lower center, beneath coat of arms; Published Jan,\y 1,\st 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Mezzotint, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

20.9 (H) , 16.1 (W) , 16.4 (Image H) , 12 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

53.2 (H) , 40.8 (W) , 16.4 (Image H) , 12 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 16.5 in. (41.9 cm). Plate W: 12.1 in. (30.7 cm).

Publisher Summary

Boydell, John

Publication Date

01/01/1781

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

II

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

State II, with inscription.

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.234, no.40.