Object Number 1958.2409 A

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

IOHN PAUL IONES,

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Previously attributed to the United States.

Date

1779

Subjects

Portrait; Military

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint, Engraving

Dimensions (inches)

13.9 (H) , 10 (W) , 12.4 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

35.3 (H) , 25.4 (W) , 12.4 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements by sight, in frame. H at left. W at bottom. Plate marks could not be determined in frame. No measurements in conservation file.

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. 4. 1429-1780.
• Listed under "Engraver not ascertained," no. 97, p. 1735.