Object Number 1965.2968

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Right Honorable the Dutchess of Dorset

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Robert Williams (Mezzotinter)

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
1646-1743

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1680-1704

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; R. Williams fecit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; G. Kneller pinx.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13.4 (H) , 9.8 (W) , 13.3 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.1 (H) , 24.8 (W) , 13.3 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

IV

Watermark

None

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] The British Museum & Stephens, Frederic George. 1870 Catalogue of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum: Political and Personal Satires. 2.
• p.438.
[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. 4. 1429-1780.
• pp.1610-1611, no.54.