Martin Folkes Esq.\r, F.R.S.
Prints and Maps
John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter and publisher)
John Vanderbank (Painter)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1737
Ink; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint
1965.2536
Object Number1965.2536 |
Print (Mezzotint)
Martin Folkes Esq.\r, F.R.S.
Prints and Maps
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter and publisher)
1684-1756
Faber Jr. was one of London's most prolific mezzotint engravers. He used the "Jr." or "Junr." designation with his name until his father's death in 1721.
John Vanderbank (Painter)
1694-1723/1739
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1737
1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fecit 1737
2. Inscription; Lower left; J. Vanderbank pinx.t 1736
3. Inscription; Lower right; Sold by IFaber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square
Portrait
Ink; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint
14.7 (H) , 10.8 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)
37.4 (H) , 27.4 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)
Plate H: 14 in. (35.5 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.5 cm).
Faber, John Jr.
1737
London
II
None
State II, with retouching to face of sitter.
Text available soon.
[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. 1. 1-460.
• See p.350, no.132.