Print (Mezzotint)

  • Title:

    Lucinda

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    Richard Purcell (Mezzotinter)

    Sir Joshua Reynolds (Painter)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1760-1766

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Mezzotint

  • Museum Object Number:

    1965.2952


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1965.2952

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Lucinda

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Richard Purcell (Mezzotinter)
c.1736-c.1766
References: Chaloner Smith, British Mezzotinto Portraits, vol. 3, p. 1008.

Sir Joshua Reynolds (Painter)
1723-1792

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1760-1766

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Purcel fecit.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.6 (H) , 10.6 (W) , 14 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37.1 (H) , 27 (W) , 14 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14.1 in. (35.9 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.4 cm).

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

I

Watermark

None

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. 3. 941-1428.
See p.1009, no.5.