Object Number 1965.2959

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

(Rev. Thomas Wilson)

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Richard Philips (Painter)
1681-1741

John Simon (Mezzotinter)
1675-1755

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1750-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center of backing; R. Phillips pinxt Rev. Thos. Wilson / Bishop of London & Man / I. Wilson / Bishop Thos. Wilson Phillips pinxt

Subjects

Portrait; Clergy

Materials

Ink; Paper

Techniques

Stipple engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

10.4 (H) , 7.2 (W) , 2.8 (Image H) , 2.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

26.4 (H) , 18.4 (W) , 2.8 (Image H) , 2.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed inside platemark and attached to wove paper with pseudo platemark.

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.1127, no.168.