Object Number 1956.0011.001

Object Name

Tool (for fine art) (Copperplate)

Title

M,,\rs Oldfield the Celebrated Comedian.

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Edward Fisher (Mezzotinter)
1722-1785

Jonathan Richardson the Younger (Painter)
1694-1771

John Spilsbury (Publisher)
1730-1795

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1755-1785

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left, beneath image; Edw,,\d Fisher fecit [in reverse]
2. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; Richardson pinx,,\t [in reverse]
3. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; Printed for John Spilsbury Engraver, Map & Print Seller in Russell Court, Covent Garden. [in reverse]

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Copper

Techniques

Mezzotint, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

14.1 (H) , 10.1 (W) , 13.1 (Image H) , 10.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.9 (H) , 25.7 (W) , 13.1 (Image H) , 10.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

OH at left. OW at bottom. IH and IW of mezzotinted image only.

Publisher Summary

Spilsbury, John

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Lafler, Joanne. 1989 The Celebrated Mrs. Oldfield: The Life and Art of an Augustan Actress.
•
[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.503, no.49.