Object Number 1965.2635

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Isaacus Newton Equs.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)
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 Vanderbank (Painter)
1694-1723/1739

John Cooper (Publisher)
c. 1695-after 1754

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1726

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber Fecit 1726.
2. Inscription; Lower left; I. Vanderbank pinx: 1725.
3. Inscription; Lower right; J. Cooper Excud

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

16.5 (H) , 13.3 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

42 (H) , 33.7 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed inside platemark.

Publisher Summary

Cooper, John

Publication Date

1726

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

I

Watermark

Unknown

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 p.401 no.257.
[Book] Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. 1959 American Colonial Painting: Materials for a History.
• See pp.288-289, no.14.
[Article] Fleischer, Roland E. 1987 "Gustavus Hesselius and Penn Family Portraits: A Conflict between Visual and Documentary Evidence". American Art Journal. 19 (3): 4-18.
• See fig. no. 3, p. 6.