Object Number 1965.2981

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Louise, Dutchess of Portsmouth

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Paulus van Somer II (Mezzotinter)
c.1649-c.1694

Sir Peter Lely (Painter)
1618-1680

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1679-1750

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (wove)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

17.3 (H) , 13.6 (W) , 12.5 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

43.9 (H) , 34.5 (W) , 12.5 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I or II

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Trimmed within platemark. Unable to determine if there was an inscription on this impression.

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.1420, no.14.
[Book] Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. 1959 American Colonial Painting: Materials for a History.
• See p.306, no.37.