1965.2973 Print

Print (Mezzotint)

  • Title:

    (Unidentifed Portrait of a Lady)

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    James Watson (Mezzotinter)

    Robert Edge Pine (Painter)

    Carington Bowles & Robert Sayer (Publisher)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1760-1790

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Mezzotint

  • Museum Object Number:

    1965.2973


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1965.2973

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

(Unidentifed Portrait of a Lady)

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

James Watson (Mezzotinter)
c.1740-1790

Robert Edge Pine (Painter)
1742-11/19/1788

Carington Bowles & Robert Sayer (Publisher)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1760-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right ; James Watson Fecit.
2. Inscription; Lower left; R.E. Pine Pinx.\t
3. Inscription; Lower center; London, Printed for Carington Bowles, next the Chapter House in S.\t Pauls Church Yard, & Rob.\t Sayer, near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

15.5 (H) , 11.4 (W) , 15.4 (Image H) , 11.3 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

39.4 (H) , 28.9 (W) , 15.4 (Image H) , 11.3 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed within platemark.

Publisher Summary

Carington Bowles & Robert Sayer

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

III

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

This impression not listed in Chaloner Smith. According ro Russell, this impression with the publisher's address Carington Bowles and Robert Sayer is State III, and State III of Chaloner Smith is acutally State IV.

Object Description

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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. 4. 1429-1780.
• See p.1548, no.164.
[Book] Russell, Charles Edward. 1926 English mezzotint portraits and their states from the invention of mezzotinting until the early part of the 19th century: Catalogue of Corrections of and Additions to Chaloner Smith's "British Mezotinto Portraits.". 2.
• See p.396, no.164.
[Book] Goodwin, Gordon. 1904 British Mezzotinters: Thomas Watson, James Watson, Elizabeth Judkins.
• See p.133, no.76.