Object Number 1965.2544

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

(Mrs. Davenport)

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)
1684-1756
Faber Jr. was one of London's most prolific mezzotint engravers. He used the "Jr." or "Junr." designation with his name until his father's death in 1721.

Bartholomew Dandridge (Painter)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1730

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right ; I.Faber fecit 1730
2. Inscription; Lower right; B.Dandridge pinx.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.6 (H) , 10.5 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37.2 (H) , 26.6 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14 in. (35.5 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.5 cm).

Publication Date

1730

Place of Publication

London

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

State I of II. Late impression with signs of plate wear.

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. 1. 1-460.
• Print listed as no. 109, p. 338.