Object Number 1989.0024

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

QUEEN ANNE

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects

Creator (Role)

Jacobus Houbraken (Engraver)
1698-1780

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
1646-1743

John and Paul Knapton (Publisher)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Place of Origin

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe

Date

March 23 1744 (1744-1744)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1744
2. Inscription; Lower left; G. Kneller pinxit.
3. Inscription; Lower right center; Impensis J. & P. Knapton Londini, Mar 23. 1744.

Subjects

Portrait; Allegory; Monarchs and nobility

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched, Line engraved, intaglio

Dimensions (inches)

16.2 (H) , 9.9 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 8.4 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

41.2 (H) , 25.2 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 8.4 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14.3 in. (36.2 cm). Plate W: 8.9 in. (22.7 cm).

Publisher Summary

John and Paul Knapton

Publication Date

03/23/1744

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Possibly from: Thomas Birch's "The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britian" London: John and Paul Knapton, 2 vols., 1747-1752. Not in volume held by Winterthur Library, Rare Books.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Birch, Thomas. 1747 The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain: Engraven by Mr. Houbraken and Mr. Vertue, With their Lives and Characters by Thomas Birch, A.M.F.R.S. 2 vols.
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