Object Number 1965.2632

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

(Portrait of a Woman, perhaps Jermima Harpler, Lady Palmer)

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.

Jacques d' Agar (Painter)
1640-1715
Previously catalogued as Jacob d' Agar (1669-1725). ULAN, however, lists only one Jacob d' Agar (1640-1715).

John Faber Jr. (Publisher)
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.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1733-1756

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fecit
2. Inscription; Lower left; D'Agar pinx.t
3. Inscription; Lower right; Sold by I. Faber at ye Golden Head, Bloomsbury Sq

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

15.8 (H) , 11.6 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40.2 (H) , 29.5 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14.1 in. (35.8 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.3 cm).

Publisher Summary

Faber, John Jr.

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

I

Watermark

None

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.406-407 no.273.