Object Number 1965.2683

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Countess of Salisbury

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

1699-1699

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; J. Smith fe: & ex:
2. Inscription; Lower left; G. Kneller Eques pinx:

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

13.5 (H) , 9.8 (W) , 13.4 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.2 (H) , 25 (W) , 13.4 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.5 in. (34.2 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25 cm).

Publisher Summary

Smith, John

Publication Date

1696

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II or III

Watermark

Unidentified, with Fleur-de-lis over shield.

Edition Notes

Faded impression with indications of a retouched plate. Possibly third state, reissued by Boydell after he purchased Smith's plates.

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.1216, no.221.