Object Number 1965.2986

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

Nell Gwynne

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Gerard Valck (Engraver)
1651/1652-1726
Valck was one of the first Dutch engravers to adapt the technique of mezzotint.

Sir Peter Lely (Painter)
1618-1680

Place of Origin

Netherlands, Europe

Secondary Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1671-1726

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; G. Valck Sculp et [remainder cut off]
2. Inscription; Lower left; P. Lely Pinxit.

Subjects

Portrait; Theater; Nell Gwynne

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Line engraved, Engraved, Etched

Dimensions (inches)

13.5 (H) , 9.9 (W) , 13.5 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.4 (H) , 25.1 (W) , 13.5 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

Watermark

None

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Smith, George. 1921 The Dictionary of National Biography Founded in 1882 by George Smith: Edited by Sir Leslie Stephen and Sir Sidney Lee: From the Earliest Times to 1900.
• For more information on the sitter, see vol.7, p.844.