M\r John Dryden.
Prints and Maps
George White (Mezzotinter)
Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
Thomas Bowles (Publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1725-1750
Ink; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint, Engraving
1955.0061.011 A
Object Number1955.0061.011 A |
Print (Mezzotint)
M\r John Dryden.
Prints and Maps
Museum purchase
George White (Mezzotinter)
c.1684-1732
Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
1646-1743
Thomas Bowles (Publisher)
c. 1712-c.1753
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1725-1750
1. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; G. White fecit
2. Inscription; Lower left, beneath image; G. Kneller Baron.\t pinx.
3. Inscription; Lower right, beneath title; Sold by Thomas Bowles Printseller in S.\t Pauls Church Yard, London.
Portrait
Ink; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint, Engraving
14.07 (H) , 10.4 (W) , 11.6 (Image H) , 9.3 (Image W)
35.75 (H) , 26.5 (W) , 11.6 (Image H) , 9.3 (Image W)
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 13.0 in. (32.9 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 9.3 in. (23.6 cm). Chain interval: 2.4-2.7 cm. Laid line frequency: 11 per cm.
Bowles, Thomas
St. Pauls Church Yard, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
II
State II with inscription, and before state III which shows evidence of a worn plate that has been reworked.
Text available soon.
[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. 4. 1429-1780.
• Print listed as no. 17, p. 1577.