Object Number 1967.2131

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

John Boydell

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Valentine Green (Mezzotinter)
1739-1813

Josiah Boydell (Painter)
1752-1817

John Boydell (Publisher)
1719-1804

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1772-1772

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Valentine Green fecit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; Josiah Boydell pinxit.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

21.8 (H) , 17.4 (W) , 15.3 (Image H) , 12.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

55.3 (H) , 44.2 (W) , 15.3 (Image H) , 12.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Overall measurement includes paper backing. Trimmed inside platemark.

Publisher Summary

Boydell, John

Publication Date

08/10/1772

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

Unidentified, with a knotted rope?

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. 2. 461-940.
• See p.538, no.10.
[Book] Whitman, Alfred. 1902 British Mezzotinters: Valentine Green.
• See p.52, no.42.
[Book] Bruntjen, Sven H.A. 1985 John Boydell, 1719-1804: A Study of Art Patronage and Publishing in Georgian London.
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