Object Number 1967.2116

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Right Hon.\ble Frances Lady Byron

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)
1684-1756
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.

William Hogarth (Painter)
1697-10/26/1764

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1736

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I.Faber fecit 1736
2. Inscription; Lower left; W. Hogarth pinx.\t

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

18.5 (H) , 13 (W) , 18.5 (Image H) , 12.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

47.1 (H) , 32.9 (W) , 18.5 (Image H) , 12.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed inside platemark.

Publication Date

1736

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

State I, with the original legend and dimensions.

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. 1. 1-460.
• See p.320-321, no.54.