Object Number 1965.2640

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Anna, Uxor Francisci Kynnesman Generosi

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Smith (Mezzotinter and 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.

Godfried Schalcken (Painter)
1643-1706

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Place of Origin

Netherlands, Europe

Date

1680-1740

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center right; I. Smith Fec. et exc.
2. Inscription; Lower center left; G. Schalken Pinxit.

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.3 (H) , 10.6 (W) , 13.5 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.4 (H) , 27 (W) , 13.5 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.7 in. (34.7 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.4 cm).

Publisher Summary

Smith, John

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

IV

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Listed in Boydell catalogue as dating 1695; however, this impression is probably from the 19th century.

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. 3. 941-1428.
• Print listed as no. 153, p. 1188.