Print (Mezzotint)

  • Title:

    The Right Hon:\ble Henry Pelham first Lord Commissioner of y.\e Treasury . . .

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Richard Houston (Mezzotinter)

    William Hoare (Painter and printseller)

    Mr. Russel (Printseller)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1752-1775

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Mezzotint

  • Museum Object Number:

    1967.2109


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1967.2109

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Right Hon:\ble Henry Pelham first Lord Commissioner of y.\e Treasury . . .

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Richard Houston (Mezzotinter)
1721-1775

William Hoare (Painter and printseller)
c.1707-1792

Mr. Russel (Printseller)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1752-1775

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Richard Houston Fecit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; William Hoare Pinx,,\t 1752
3. Inscription; Lower center; To be had at Mr. Russel's Toyshop Charing Cross London and of M\r Hoare at Bath.

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

18.2 (H) , 12.6 (W) , 15.4 (Image H) , 11.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

46.2 (H) , 32 (W) , 15.4 (Image H) , 11.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 15.5 in. (39.4 cm). Plate W: 11.1 in. (28.3 cm).

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

II

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

State II, with inscription.

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.677, no.86.