Object Number 1965.2658

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

M.\rs Cross

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.

Thomas Hill (Painter)
1661-1734

John Boydell (Publisher)
1719-1804

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left; Tho: Hill pinx:
2. Inscription; Lower right; Sold by I:Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russel Street Covent Garden

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

15 (H) , 10.4 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.6 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

38 (H) , 26.5 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.6 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14.1 in. (35.9 cm). Plate W: 9.8 in. (24.8 cm).

Publisher Summary

Smith, John

Publication Date

1700

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II or III

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Due to the weakness of the impression, it is not certain if this is a State II, or perhaps a later publication by John Boydell, which would signify a third state. This was one of the plates in Boydell's collection and issues from this plate were listed in his catalogue. This impression may date from the second half of the eighteenth century after plate was acquired by Boydell.

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.
• See pp.1159-1160, no.70.
[Book] Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. 1959 American Colonial Painting: Materials for a History.
• See pp.321-322, no.63.