Object Number 1965.2985

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Louise, Dutchess of Portsmouth

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Gerard Valck (Mezzotinter and publisher)
1651/1652-1726
Valck was one of the first Dutch engravers to adapt the technique of mezzotint.

Sir Peter Lely (Painter)
1618-1680

Place of Origin

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1678

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; G. Valck fecit. et excud. 1678
2. Inscription; Lower left; P. Lely. Pinxit.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.6 (H) , 10.7 (W) , 13.5 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37 (H) , 27.1 (W) , 13.5 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.9 in. (35.4 cm). Plate W: 10.1 in. (25.7 cm).

Publisher Summary

Valck, Gerard

Publication Date

1678

Place of Publication

Amsterdam, Netherlands

State

I

Watermark

None

Object Description

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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. 3. 941-1428.
• See p.1396, no.8.