Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1967.2125

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

SIR ROBERT WALPOLE, afterwards EARL of ORFORD

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

James Watson (Mezzotinter)

Jean Baptiste van Loo (Painter)

John and Josiah Boydell (Publisher)

Date of Birth

c.17401684

Date of Death

17901745/6

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

January 1 1788 (1788-1788)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; James Watson Sculpsit
2. Inscription; Lower left ; Vanloo Pinxit.
3. Inscription; Lower center; Published Jan.\y 1.\st 1788 by John & Josiah Boydell, N.\o 90. Cheapside London.

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

20 (H) , 14 (W) , 19.8 (Image H) , 13.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

50.8 (H) , 35.6 (W) , 19.8 (Image H) , 13.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

Publisher Summary

John and Josiah Boydell

Publication Date

01/01/1788

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

III

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

State III, with full 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. 4. 1429-1780.
• See p.1544, no.149.
[Book] Goodwin, Gordon. 1904 British Mezzotinters: Thomas Watson, James Watson, Elizabeth Judkins.
• See p.175, no.131.