Object Number 1965.2552

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Joseph Addison Esq.r &c.

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

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1733

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right ; I. Faber fecit 1733
2. Inscription; Lower left; G. Kneller Bar.t Pinx.t

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

15 (H) , 10.8 (W) , 14 (Image H) , 9.7 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

38 (H) , 27.5 (W) , 14 (Image H) , 9.7 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14.1 in. (35.7 cm). Plate W: 9.8 in. (24.9 cm).

Publication Date

1733

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

From the "Kitcat Club" series; early impressions sold by J. Tonson and J. Faber; later impressions of the series sold by J. Boydell and Company.

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. 34, p. 382.