Object Number 1965.2629

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Right Honourable S.\r Thomas Pengelly K.\t Lord Chief Baron of His Majesty's Court of Exchequer.

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.

James Worsdale (Painter)
c.1692-1767

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1730

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fec. 1730
2. Inscription; Lower left; I. Worsdale pinx.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13.9 (H) , 10.1 (W) , 13.5 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.4 (H) , 25.7 (W) , 13.5 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.8 in. (35.1 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.3 cm).

Publication Date

1730

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Late proof; design reinforced with engraved lines an eyes, mouth nose on wig and on the chain.

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.
• See p.409 no.281.