Object Number 1965.2670

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Lady Mooreland

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Richard Tompson (Publisher)-1693

Sir Peter Lely (Painter)
1618-1680

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1675-1750

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; R. Tompson excudit:
2. Inscription; Lower left; Sr P Lely Pinxit

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

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

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.2 (H) , 25.4 (W) , 13.5 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

Publisher Summary

Tompson, Richard

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II or III

Watermark

Unidentified

Edition Notes

Second state or later. Original plate (1675-1679) has been reworked with engraving tool; "Sr" was added in front of "P. Lily" at bottom left margin. Chaloner-Smith records only two states but does not list this reworked state and addition of "Sr." as part of either.

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 p.1375, no.30.