Print (Mezzotint)

Museum Object Number 1965.2597

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Her Grace Elizabeth Dutchess of Hamilton.

Category

Prints and Maps

Collection

Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. Collection

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Richard Houston (Mezzotinter)

Francis Cotes (Painter)

Henry Overton (Publisher)

Date of Birth

17211726

Date of Death

17751770

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1745-1775

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Houston fecit
2. Inscription; Lower center; Printed for and Sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint, Engraving

Dimensions (inches)

14.3 (H) , 10.4 (W) , 12.8 (Image H) , 8.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.2 (H) , 26.4 (W) , 12.8 (Image H) , 8.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.1 in. (33.2 cm). Plate W: 8.9 (22.6 cm).

Publisher Summary

Overton, Henry

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

Unidentified

Watermark

Unidentified watermark

Edition Notes

This edition is not listed by Smith, who lists the impression with the publisher's identified as "London Printed for Robt Sayer Map & Printseller at No 53 in Fleet Street." This impression lists the publisher as Henry Overton (see description for address).

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.667, no.60.
[Book] Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. 1959 American Colonial Painting: Materials for a History.
• See p.317, no.55.