Object Number 1967.2124

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

LADY PHILADELPHIA WHARTON

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Robert Dunkarton (Mezzotinter)
1744-1811

Sir Anthony van Dyck (Painter)
1599-1641

John Boydell (Publisher)
1719-1804

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

January 1 1781 (1781-1781)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Rob.\t Dunkarton Sculpsit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Van Dyke Pinxit.
3. Inscription; Lower center, above coat of arms; Jn\o Boydell excudit
4. Inscription; Lower center, beneath coat of arms; Published Jan,\y 1,\st 1781 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Mezzotint, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

20.9 (H) , 16.1 (W) , 16.4 (Image H) , 12 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

53.2 (H) , 40.8 (W) , 16.4 (Image H) , 12 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 16.5 in. (41.9 cm). Plate W: 12.1 in. (30.7 cm).

Publisher Summary

Boydell, John

Publication Date

01/01/1781

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

II

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

State II, with inscription.

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. 1. 1-460.
• See p.234, no.40.