Object Number 1967.2464

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Martin Folkes, Esq.\r F.R.S.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

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

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1737

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I.Faber Fecit 1737
2. Inscription; Lower left; J Vanderbank pinx.\t 1736,
3. Inscription; Lower right; Sold by I faer at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.8 (H) , 11.1 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37.7 (H) , 28.3 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14 in. (35.6 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.3 cm).

Publisher Summary

Faber, John Jr.

Publication Date

1737

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

State II, with retouching to face of sitter.

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. 1. 1-460.
• See p.350, no.132.