Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1967.2599 A

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Right Hono.\ble the Countess of Sunderland

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Simon (Mezzotinter)

Charles d' Agar (Painter)

Edward Cooper (Publisher)

Date of Birth

16751699

Date of Death

175517231725

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1700-1716

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; C. D'Agar pinx
2. Inscription; Center beneath image; I. Simon fecit, cum privilego Regi.
3. Inscription; Bottom right; Sold by E. Cooper at 3 pigeons in Bedford Street.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint, Engraving

Dimensions (inches)

15.5 (H) , 11.45 (W) , 12 (Image H) , 9.87 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

39.3 (H) , 29.08 (W) , 12 (Image H) , 9.87 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 14.0 in. (35.3 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 9.875 in. (25.08 cm).

Publisher Summary

Cooper, Edward

Place of Publication

3 Pigeons, Bedford Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Edition Notes

Second state has Cooper address erased and substituted with "Printed for John Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill".

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. 3. 941-1428.
• Listed as no. 147, p. 1119.
[Book] Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. 1959 American Colonial Painting: Materials for a History.
• Listed as no. 21, p. 297.