Object Number 1967.2108

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

FRANCES DUTCESS OF RICHMOND

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Thomas Watson (Mezzotinter)
1748-1781

Sir Peter Lely (Painter)
1618-1680

Walter Shropshire and Thomas Watson (Publisher)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

January 1 1779 (1779-1779)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Engrav'd by Tho:\s Watson
2. Inscription; Lower left; Painted by Sir Peter Lely.
3. Inscription; Lower center; Publish'd Jan.\ey 1779 for W: Shropshire, N.\o 158, & T: Watson, N.\o 142, New Bond Street, London.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

18.1 (H) , 13.3 (W) , 17.8 (Image H) , 13 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

45.9 (H) , 33.8 (W) , 17.8 (Image H) , 13 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

Publisher Summary

Walter Shropshire and Thomas Watson

Publication Date

1779

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

III

Watermark

Unknown

Edition Notes

State III, with full inscription. From the series: "Beauties of Windsor".

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. 4. 1429-1780.
• See pp.1551-1552, no.5.