Object Number 1965.2641

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Godfridus Kneller Eques.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Smith (Mezzotinter)
1652/54-1742
Pupil of Isaac Beckett. Smith acquired both Beckett's business and inventory of plates around 1688. Smith's plates were sold at his death to John Boydell.

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
1646-1743

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1690-1710

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower center; Offerebat Humillimus Servus Johannes Smith ~

Subjects

Portrait; Self-portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

16.1 (H) , 11.7 (W) , 14.1 (Image H) , 10.5 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

41 (H) , 29.6 (W) , 14.1 (Image H) , 10.5 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14.4 in. (36.5 cm). Plate W: 10.6 in. (26.9 cm).

Publisher Summary

Smith, John

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

I or II

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Fine impression.

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. 150, p. 1187.