Object Number 1965.2991

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Right Honourable Lord Polwarth

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Raphael Smith (Mezzotinter)
1752-1812
References: Ellen D'Oench, Copper into gold: prints by John Raphael Smith (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1999).

Anne Forbes (Painter)
1745-1834

William Humphrey (Publisher)
c. 1740-c. 1810

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1760-1785

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I.R. Smith fecit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Ann Forbes pinxit
3. Inscription; Lower center; London: Published by W. Humphery N.\o 227, Strand.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

15.5 (H) , 11.4 (W) , 14.9 (Image H) , 10.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

39.4 (H) , 29 (W) , 14.9 (Image H) , 10.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 15.1 in. (38.4 cm). Plate W: 11 in. (28.0 cm).

Publisher Summary

Humphrey, William

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II

Watermark

None

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.1296, no.136.
[Book] Frankau, Julia. 1902 An Eighteenth Century Artist & Engraver: John Raphael Smith: His Life and Works.
• See p.195, no.279.