Object Number 1965.2980

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Madam Parson

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jan Verkolje (Mezzotinter and publisher)
1650-1693

Sir Peter Lely (Painter)
1618-1680

Place of Origin

Europe

Date

1683

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; J: Verkolye Fecit et Exc: 1683
2. Inscription; Lower left; P. Lely pinxit

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.1 (H) , 10.7 (W) , 13.2 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.8 (H) , 27.2 (W) , 13.2 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.3 in. (33.9 cm). Plate W: 10 in (25.3 cm).

Publisher Summary

Verkolje, Jan

Publication Date

1683

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Only one state described.

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.
• p. 1423, no.3.