Object Number 1965.2638

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Charles Newby Esq.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)
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.

Charles Philips (Painter)
1708-1747

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1744

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; John Faber fecit 1744
2. Inscription; Lower left; Charles Philips Pinxt.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.4 (H) , 10.4 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.6 (H) , 26.4 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 9.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.9 in. (35.4 cm). Plate W: 9.9 in. (25.1 cm).

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Early proof.

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. 254, p. 400.