Object Number 1965.2533

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

S.\R Godfrey Kneller Bar; & Kn.\t of y\e Roman Empire/ Principal Painter to K. Charles 2.\d Iames 2cts William 3.\d Q. Ann & King George 1.\s\t

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)
1684-1756
Faber Jr. was one of London's most prolific mezzotint engravers. He used the "Jr." or "Junr." designation with his name until his father's death in 1721.

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
1646-1743

J. & J. Tonson and John Faber Jr. (Publisher)
Jacob Tonson I (1655-1736), British publisher and Secretary of the Kit-Cat Club. Jacob Tonson II (1682-1735), Publisher; nephew of Jacob Tonson I, who took over the business of his famous uncle of the same name and lived in his uncle's home at Barn Elms where he built a special room for the Kit-Cat Club portraits.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1735

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fecit 1735
2. Inscription; Lower left; Se Ipse pinx.t

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device; Self-portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.1 (H) , 10.3 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.9 (H) , 26.2 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm). Plate W: 9 15/16 (25.2 cm).

Publisher Summary

J. & J. Tonson and John Faber Jr.

Publication Date

1735

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Early proof with scratch lines for legend visible. From the Kit-Cat Club series.

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.
• Print listed as no. 1, p. 376.