Object Number 1965.2699

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Mrs. Oldfield

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Simon (Mezzotinter and publisher)
1675-1755

Jonathan Richardson the Elder (Painter)
1665-1745

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1705-1710

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Simon fec. & Ex.
2. Inscription; Lower left; I. Richardson pinx.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

15.7 (H) , 11.5 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

39.9 (H) , 29.3 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14 in. (35.6 cm). Plate W: 9.9 in. (25.2 cm).

Publisher Summary

Simon, John

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

Unidentified

Edition Notes

Brilliant impression of a very rare first state.

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. 3. 941-1428.
• See p. 1106, no.113.
[Book] Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. 1959 American Colonial Painting: Materials for a History.
• See p.296, no.19.
[Book] Lafler, Joanne. 1989 The Celebrated Mrs. Oldfield: The Life and Art of an Augustan Actress.
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[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. 12, p. 16.