Print (Mezzotint)

  • Title:

    Mrs. Cibber

  • Category:

    Prints and Maps

  • Creator (Role):

    John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter and publisher)

    Thomas Hudson (Painter)

  • Place of Origin:

    London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1746

  • Materials:

    Ink; Paper (laid)

  • Techniques:

    Mezzotint

  • Museum Object Number:

    1965.2549


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1965.2549

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Mrs. Cibber

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

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

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1746

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fecit 1746
2. Inscription; Lower left; T. Hudson pinx.t

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

16.1 (H) , 11.1 (W) , 12.8 (Image H) , 8.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40.9 (H) , 28.2 (W) , 12.8 (Image H) , 8.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13 in. (33 cm). Plate W: 9 in. (23 cm).

Publisher Summary

Faber, John Jr.

Publication Date

1746

Place of Publication

London

State

I

Watermark

Unidentified watermark with grapes and a banded shield.

Edition Notes

State I of II. State II dated 1748.

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. 1. 1-460.
Print listed as no. 82, pp. 329-330.