Print (Mezzotint)

  • Title:

    Gulielmus D.G. Angliae Rex &.\ct

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    John Smith (Mezzotinter)

    William Wissing and Jan van der Vaardt (Painters)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1690-1690

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper

  • Techniques:

    Mezzotint

  • Museum Object Number:

    1967.2258


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1967.2258

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Gulielmus D.G. Angliae Rex &.\ct

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Smith (Mezzotinter)
1652/54-1742
Pupil of Isaac Beckett. Smith acquired both Beckett's business and inventory of plates around 1688. Smith's plates were sold at his death to John Boydell.

William Wissing and Jan van der Vaardt (Painters)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1690-1690

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center; I Smith fecit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; W. Wissing and / I Vandervaart pinxit.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

18 (H) , 10.8 (W) , 16.4 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

45.7 (H) , 27.4 (W) , 16.4 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 16.5 in. (42.0 cm). Plate W: 9.9 in. (25.1 cm).

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

Unidentified

Edition Notes

Only one state listed in Chaloner-Smith, this impression does not contain the publisher's address: "Sold by E Cooper at ye 3 Pidfeons in Bedford Street."

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.1236, no.274.