Object Number 1965.2590

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Marchioness of Wharton

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Richard Earlom (Mezzotinter)
1743-1822
References: Chaloner Smith, British Mezzotinto Portraits, vol. 1, pp. 242-43.

Josiah Boydell (Draftsman)
1752-1817

Sir Peter Lely (Painter)
1618-1680

John Boydell (Publisher)
1719-1804

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1776

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left; Peter Lilly Eques Pinxit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Josiah Boydell delin,,t
3. Inscription; Lower center; Published Sep.t 29th 1776 by John Boydell Engraver in Cheapside London.

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13.7 (H) , 10.1 (W) , 13.7 (Image H) , 10.1 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.9 (H) , 25.7 (W) , 13.7 (Image H) , 10.1 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed inside platemark.

Publisher Summary

Boydell, John

Publication Date

1776

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

State II, with inscription. Missing the inscribed signature: "R Earlom fecit" due to paper loss on lower right side.

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. 258, no. 42.