Mrs. Cibber
Prints and Maps
John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter and publisher)
Thomas Hudson (Painter)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1746
Ink; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint
1965.2549
Object Number1965.2549 |
Print (Mezzotint)
Mrs. Cibber
Prints and Maps
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter and publisher)
1684-1756
Faber Jr. was one of London's most prolific mezzotint engravers. He used the "Jr." or "Junr." designation with his name until his father's death in 1721.
Thomas Hudson (Painter)
1701-1779
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1746
1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fecit 1746
2. Inscription; Lower left; T. Hudson pinx.t
Portrait
Ink; Paper (laid)
Mezzotint
16.1 (H) , 11.1 (W) , 12.8 (Image H) , 8.9 (Image W)
40.9 (H) , 28.2 (W) , 12.8 (Image H) , 8.9 (Image W)
Plate H: 13 in. (33 cm). Plate W: 9 in. (23 cm).
Faber, John Jr.
1746
London
I
Unidentified watermark with grapes and a banded shield.
State I of II. State II dated 1748.
Text available soon.
[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. 1. 1-460.
• Print listed as no. 82, pp. 329-330.