Object Number 1965.2545

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

His Grace William Duke of Devonshire

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)
1684-1756
Faber Jr. was one of London's most prolific mezzotint engravers. He used the "Jr." or "Junr." designation with his name until his father's death in 1721.

Sir Joshua Reynolds (Painter)
1723-1792

Bowles & Carver (Publisher)
1793-1830
Located at No. 69 St. Pauls Church Yard, London.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1755

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fecit
2. Inscription; Lower left; I Reynolds pinx.
3. Inscription; Lower center; Printed for Bowles & Carver No.69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard, London

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13.9 (H) , 9.9 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.3 (H) , 25.1 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.9 in. (35.3 cm). Plate W: 9.9 in. (25.1 cm). Paper trimmed to plate mark.

Publisher Summary

Bowles & Carver

Publication Date

1755

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

III

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

State III, with the addition of the Bowles and Carver address.

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.
• Print listed as no. 114, p. 340.