Print (Mezzotint)

  • Title:

    Viro Perillustri Hadriano Beverlando Numismatim Insectoum Cochlearam/ Picturarum Ac Librorum Variorum Vidici Statori Hanc Tab a Simidu Bois delin L.M.Q.C

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Isaac Beckett (Mezzotinter)

    Simon Dubois (Painter)

    John Smith (Publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1681-1688

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Mezzotint

  • Museum Object Number:

    1965.2560


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1965.2560

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Viro Perillustri Hadriano Beverlando Numismatim Insectoum Cochlearam/ Picturarum Ac Librorum Variorum Vidici Statori Hanc Tab a Simidu Bois delin L.M.Q.C

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Isaac Beckett (Mezzotinter)
1653-1715/1719

Simon Dubois (Painter)
1632-1708

John Smith (Publisher)
1652/54-1742
Pupil of Isaac Beckett. Smith acquired both Beckett's business and inventory of plates around 1688. Smith's plates were sold at his death to John Boydell.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1681-1688

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Is. Beckett
2. Inscription; Lower center; I. Smith ex
3. Inscription; Lower right; Sim. du Bois delin

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

16.7 (H) , 9.7 (W) , 16.7 (Image H) , 9.7 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

42.5 (H) , 24.6 (W) , 16.7 (Image H) , 9.7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed inside platemark.

Publisher Summary

Smith, John

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

III

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.
See no.1259-1261.