Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1967.2205

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Charles Cecil Esq.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Bernard Lens II (Mezzotinter)

Jan van der Vaardt (Painter)

Edward Cooper (Publisher)

Date of Birth

1659c.1653

Date of Death

1725c.17211725

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1670-1725

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left; B Lens fecit
2. Inscription; Lower left; Vandervaart Pinxit
3. Inscription; Lower right; Sold by E: Cooper at the 3 Pidgeons in Bedford Street

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13.9 (H) , 10.6 (W) , 13.4 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.2 (H) , 27 (W) , 13.4 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.5 in. (34.4 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.5 cm).

Publisher Summary

Cooper, Edward

Place of Publication

London

State

II

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Appears to be State II, although it is possible that this impression comes from the State III impressions, but before any alterations to the plate.

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. 2. 461-940.
• See p.813, no.1.