(Jane Collier)
Prints and Maps
John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter)
Joseph Highmore (Painter)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1775-1850
Ink; Paper (wove)
Mezzotint
1965.2541
Object Number1965.2541 |
Print (Mezzotint)
(Jane Collier)
Prints and Maps
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
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.
Joseph Highmore (Painter)
1692-1780
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1775-1850
1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fecit
2. Inscription; Lower left; I. Highmore pinx.t
Portrait
Ink; Paper (wove)
Mezzotint
13.3 (H) , 9.3 (W) , 12.7 (Image H) , 8.9 (Image W)
33.7 (H) , 23.5 (W) , 12.7 (Image H) , 8.9 (Image W)
Plate H: 13 in. (33.1 cm). Plate W: 8.9 in. (22.7 cm).
II
None
State II, very late impression. Restrike of plate dating from the 1720's; plate worn with retouch lines on figure. Only one state recorded in Chaloner-Smith.
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. 87, pp. 331-332.