Object Number 1965.2969

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Madam Sidley

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Robert Williams (Mezzotinter)

William Wissing (Painter)
c.1656-1687

Edward Cooper (Publisher)-1725

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1680-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center; R Williams fe:
2. Inscription; Lower left; W Wissing pinx:
3. Inscription; Lower right; Sold by E Cooper at the 3 pidgeons in Bedfordstr.\t

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

10.9 (H) , 8.3 (W) , 9.3 (Image H) , 7 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

27.7 (H) , 21.1 (W) , 9.3 (Image H) , 7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 9.4 in. (24 cm). Plate W: 7.1 in. (18 cm).

Publisher Summary

Cooper, Edward

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II or III

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

State II, with addition of "Cum Privilegio Regis,"; state III, Boydell's Illustrious Heads series. It is possible that this is a latter restrike by John Boydell for the Illustrious Heads Series.

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. 4. 1429-1780.
• See p.1610, no.52.