Object Number 1965.2656

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Countess of Essex

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Smith (Mezzotinter and publisher)
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

1675-1700

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Smith fec. et exc.
2. Inscription; Lower left; G. Kneller Eques pinx:

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13.5 (H) , 9.9 (W) , 13.3 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.2 (H) , 25.2 (W) , 13.3 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed inside platemark.

Publisher Summary

Smith, John

Publication Date

1695

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

Unidentified

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Probably a second state. Only one state described by John Chaloner Smith (p.1165, no.84). Poor impression with roulette use to define folds of dressing gown at bosom, and along sleeves.

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.
• See p.1165, no.84.
[Book] Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. 1959 American Colonial Painting: Materials for a History.
• See p.305, no.35.