Object Number 1965.2688

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Her Grace Mary Dutchess of Ormond & Thomas Earl of Ossory her Son

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

1675-1740

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

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

Subjects

Portrait; Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

17.3 (H) , 8.9 (W) , 13.7 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

43.9 (H) , 22.7 (W) , 13.7 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.7 in. (34.8 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.3 cm).

Publisher Summary

Smith, John

Publication Date

1693

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

Unidentified

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 pp.1206-1207, no.196.