Object Number 1965.2537

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Hon\ble\. Duncan Forbes of Culloden. Lord President of the Court of Session/ To the Rt\. Hon\ble\. Phillip Lord Hard- wicke Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain &c. this plate is most humbly dedicated by his Lordships most obedient Serv\t\./ Christopher Seton

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.

Jeremiah Davison (Painter)
1695-1750

Christopher Seton (Publisher and printseller)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1748

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fecit 1748
2. Inscription; Lower left; J. Davison Pinx.t
3. Inscription; Lower left; Price 3 Shill--- Sold by CSeton Engraver in Ordinary to his Majesty at Ye Golden Head in Suffolk Street Charing Cross

Subjects

Portrait; Armorial device

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.3 (H) , 10.2 (W) , 14 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.2 (H) , 25.8 (W) , 14 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14.1 in. (35.7 cm). Plate W: 10.1 in. (25.6 cm).

Publisher Summary

Seton, Christopher

Publication Date

1748

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Only one state recorded. Late impression.

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 134, p. 351.