Object Number 1956.0042.007 A

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The R.\t Hon:\ble Joseph Addison Esq\r/ one of his Majesty's Secretary's of State.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

John Simon (Mezzotinter and publisher)
1675-1755

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
1646-1743

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1725-1755

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; ISimon fec.\t et excud.\t
2. Inscription; Lower left, beneath image; G Kneller S.R. Imp. et Mag: Brit: Bar.\t pinxit

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.6 (H) , 10.6 (W) , 12.5 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37 (H) , 26.9 (W) , 12.5 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.8 in. (35. 0 cm). Plate W: 10. 0 in. (25.5 cm). Chain interval: 2.8 cm. Laid line frequency: 9-10 per cm.

Publisher Summary

Simon, John

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

none

Edition Notes

Only one state recorded.

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.
• Print listed as no.3, p.1062.