Object Number 1955.0015.003 A

Object Name

Print on glass

Title

Sir William Johnson/ Major General of the English Forces in America

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Charles Spooner (Mezzotinter)
c. 1720-12/05/1767

T. Adams (Painter)

William Herbert (Publisher and seller)
1718-1795
References: D.F. McKenzie, Stationers' Company apprentices 1701-1800 (Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1977). See also www.npg.org.uk, and website for "Etched on Devon's Memory, The London book trades 1735-1775: a checklist of members".

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

February 2 1756 (1756-1756)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Bottom center; Publish'd According to Act of Parliam.\t: 2\d Feb.\ry 1756. And sold by W:\m Herbert under y\e Piazzas on London Bridge.

Subjects

Portrait; Military

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid); Oil paint; Glass

Techniques

Mezzotint, Engraving, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

14.5 (H) , 10.5 (W) , 12.3 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.8 (H) , 26.6 (W) , 12.3 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom.

Publisher Summary

Herbert, William

Publication Date

02/02/1756

Place of Publication

London Bridge, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

III

Edition Notes

Chaloner Smith lists third state of print as having the artists' names erased.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 53, p. 105.