Object Number 1989.0025

Object Name

Print (Engraving)

Title

GEORGE PRINCE OF DENMARK

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

1745

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1745.
2. Inscription; Lower left; G. Kneller pinxit.
3. Inscription; Lower center, right; Impensis J. & P. Knapton, Londini.

Subjects

Portrait; Allegory

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Engraved, Etched, Line engraved, intaglio

Dimensions (inches)

16.2 (H) , 9.9 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 8.3 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

41.2 (H) , 25.1 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 8.3 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14.1 in. (35.9 cm). Plate W: 8.7 in. (22.2 cm).

Publisher Summary

John and Paul Knapton

Publication Date

1745

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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