Her Grace the Dutchess of Grafton
Prints and Maps
John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)
Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
Robert Sayer (Publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1690-1740
Ink; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint
1966.1000
Object Number1966.1000 |
Print (Mezzotint)
Her Grace the Dutchess of Grafton
Prints and Maps
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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.
Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
1646-1743
Robert Sayer (Publisher)
1725-02//1794
Sayer became active as a printseller as early as the late 1740s. He built up his stock of copper plates by taking over others’ inventories, first Philip Overton, then James McArdell when he died in 1765. He worked in partnership with John Bennett from around 1774 to 1785, then operated alone again through 1793. When he died in February 1794, the firm (along with Sayer’s stock of plates) were taken over by another London print firm, Laurie & Whittle.
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1690-1740
1. Inscription; Lower right; J. Faber fec.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Kneller Baronet.\s pinx.
Portrait
Ink; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint
17.9 (H) , 12.2 (W) , 17.8 (Image H) , 12.1 (Image W)
45.5 (H) , 31 (W) , 17.8 (Image H) , 12.1 (Image W)
Trimmed within platemark.
Sayer, Robert
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Unidentified
None
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