Object Number 1967.2118

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The R,,\t Hon.\ble George Lord Anson, Baron of Soberton ...

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

James McArdell (Mezzotinter and publisher)
c. 1729-1765

Sir Joshua Reynolds (Painter)
1723-1792

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1755

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; J McArdell fecit
2. Inscription; Lower left; J. Reynolds Pinx.\t
3. Inscription; Lower center; Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1755. & Sold by J M,,\cArdell at the Gold head in Covent Garden

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

15.3 (H) , 11.5 (W) , 14.9 (Image H) , 10.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

38.8 (H) , 29.2 (W) , 14.9 (Image H) , 10.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 15 in. (38.1 cm). Plate W: 11.1 in. (28.2 cm).

Publisher Summary

McArdell, James

Publication Date

1755

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. 2. 461-940.
• See pp.836-837, no.2.