Object Number 1965.2561

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Katherine Queen Dowager

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Isaac Beckett (Mezzotinter)
1653-1715/1719

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.

Josiah Boydell (Publisher)
1752-1817

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1685-1700

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left; I. Smith excudit

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

9.2 (H) , 6.7 (W) , 7.7 (Image H) , 5.6 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

23.3 (H) , 17.1 (W) , 7.7 (Image H) , 5.6 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 7.8 in. (19.8 cm). Plate W: 5.8 in. (14.7 cm).

Publisher Summary

Boydell, Josiah

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Probably from "Boydell's Illustrious Heads," series of 1811. Some of Isaac Beckett's plates were obtained by his pupil John Smith, who in many instances erased Beckett's name from the plate and substituted his own (Smith, p.24). This appears to be the case with this impression. Later, Boydell acquired Smith's plates and reissued impressions.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. 1959 American Colonial Painting: Materials for a History.
• For another mezzotint of the same sitter, see: pp.314-315, no.51.