Object Number 1965.2620

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Robert Wilks Esq.\r

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter and publisher)
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.

John Ellys (Painter)
1700/1701-1757

Thomas Bowles and John Bowles & Son (Publisher)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1732-1733

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fecit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; I. Ellys pinx.t 1732
3. Inscription; Lower left; Sold by T. Bowles in St. Pauls Ch. yard, & J. Bowles at Mercers Hill Cheapside.
4. Inscription; Lower right; Sold by I. Faber at the Green Door in Graven Buildings Drury Lane.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.6 (H) , 10.7 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37.2 (H) , 27.1 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14.1 in. (35.7 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.4 cm).

Publisher Summary

Thomas Bowles and John Bowles & Son

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II

Watermark

None

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.443-444, no. 383.