Object Number 1958.0093

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Rev\d M\r William Cooper/ of Boston in New England Aet 50, 1743.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Peter Pelham (Mezzotinter)
c.1697-1751

John Smibert (Painter)
03/24/1688-04/02/1751
"John Smibert accompanied Dr. Berkle to this country, arriving here in 1729. Born in Edinburgh in 1688, death overtook him on April 2, 1751. The 'Boston News-Letter' of April 4 reports the event as follows: 'John Smibert. On Tuesday last died here, much lamented, Mr. John Smibert, well known for many fine Pictures he has done here, and celebrated in Italy as well as Britain, for a good Painter, by the best judges. As a member of Society, he was a valuable Gentleman of a happy Temper, great Humanity and Friendship, a Kind Husband, tender Father, and steady Friend: But what is above all, an exemplary Christian, eminently so in Practice and constant Resignation to the Will of God. We hear his Funeral will be Tomorrow Evening.' Smibert was the most important painter of this period." (From card in object file 1958.1514).

Stephen Whiting (Publisher and printseller)
References: Benjamin V. Franklin, ed., Boston Printers, Publishers, and Booksellers: 1640-1800 (Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1980).

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1743-1751

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; P. Pelham fecit
2. Inscription; Lower left; I. Smibert Pinx
3. Inscription; Lower right, beneath title; Printed for & Sold by Step.\n Whiting at y\e Rose & Crown in Union Street Boston

Subjects

Portrait; Clergy

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13.8 (H) , 9.8 (W) , 13.7 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35 (H) , 25 (W) , 13.7 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark. Chain interval: 2.9-3.0 cm.

Publisher Summary

Whiting, Stephen

Place of Publication

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Only one state recorded.

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.969, no.11.