Object Number 1965.2661

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Lord Bury.

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

1702-1710

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; G. Kneller S.R. Imp. & Angl. Eques Aur. pinx.
2. Inscription; Center beneath image; I.Smith fec.
3. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; Sold by I. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russel Street Covent Garden.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13.7 (H) , 9.9 (W) , 13.6 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.9 (H) , 25.2 (W) , 13.6 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.7 in. (34.9 cm). Plate W: 9.9 in. (25.2 cm).

Publisher Summary

Smith, John

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Poor contrast in impression due to condition of plate rather than inking. It is possible, even though the plate does not appear to be reworked, that the impression is a restrike from Boydell since it appears in their catalogue.

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.1146, no.32.
[Book] Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. 1959 American Colonial Painting: Materials for a History.
• See p.311, no.47.