Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1982.0051

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Children like tender Oziers take the Bow,...

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)

Philippe Mercier (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

16841689

Date of Death

17561760

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

March 25 1744 (1744-1744)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; P. Mercier Pinxt.:
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; I. Faber fecit 1743.
3. Inscription; Bottom center; Publish'd according to Act of parliament, March 25.\th 1744.

Subjects

Genre scene

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint, Engraving

Dimensions (inches)

10.9 (H) , 13 (W) , 9.75 (Image H) , 12.7 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

27.8 (H) , 33.1 (W) , 9.75 (Image H) , 12.7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 10.75 in. (27.4 cm). Plate W: 12.8 in. (32.5 cm). Chain intervals: 2.6-2.9 cm; 7 laid lines per cm.

Publisher Summary

Faber, John Jr.

Publication Date

03/25/1744

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

French name, difficult to read

Edition Notes

Did not find in Chaloner Smith.

Object Description

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