Object Number 1969.1675 A

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The R.\t Hon.\ble Henry Singleton Esq\r

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Brooks (Designer and engraver)-c.1760
Brooks came to London c. 1735-1741 to learn Mezzotints; he returned to Dublin in 1747.

Place of Origin

Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1736-1747

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Brooks delin. et fecit.

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

20.5 (H) , 13.9 (W) , 19.6 (Image H) , 13.7 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

52 (H) , 35.2 (W) , 19.6 (Image H) , 13.7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 19.8 in. (50.2 cm). Plate W: 13.6 in. (34.6 cm).

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

none

Edition Notes

State I, without publisher's 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. 1. 1-460.
• See pp.97-98, no.31.