Gulielmus D.G. Angliae Rex &.\ct
Prints and Maps
John Smith (Mezzotinter)
William Wissing and Jan van der Vaardt (Painters)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1690-1690
Ink; Paper
Mezzotint
1967.2258
Object Number1967.2258 |
Print (Mezzotint)
Gulielmus D.G. Angliae Rex &.\ct
Prints and Maps
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
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)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1690-1690
1. Inscription; Lower center; I Smith fecit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; W. Wissing and / I Vandervaart pinxit.
Portrait
Ink; Paper
Mezzotint
18 (H) , 10.8 (W) , 16.4 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)
45.7 (H) , 27.4 (W) , 16.4 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)
Plate H: 16.5 in. (42.0 cm). Plate W: 9.9 in. (25.1 cm).
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Unidentified
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."
Text available soon.
[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.