Object Number 1967.2600 A, B

Object Name

Print and frame (Mezzotint)

Title

Ducißa de Marlborough &, Sacri Romani Impery Principißa, &c.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Simon (Mezzotinter and publisher)
1675-1755

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
1646-1743

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1695-1755

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; I. Simon fecit.
2. Inscription; Lower right, beneath title; Sold by I. Simon, against cross Lane in long Acre.
3. Inscription; Lower left, beneath title; G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Angl. Eques Aur. Pinxit.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid); Wood; Gilt; Paint

Techniques

Mezzotint, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

14.1 (H) , 10.4 (W) , 13.2 (Image H) , 10.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.7 (H) , 26.5 (W) , 13.2 (Image H) , 10.4 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark. H at left. W at bottom. Frame OH: 18.0 in. (45.7 cm). Frame OW: 14.4 in. (36.5 cm).

Publisher Summary

Simon, John

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Edition Notes

Only one state recorded.

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.
• Print listed as no.96, p.1100.