Object Number 1965.2546

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Johannes Devoto. Historicus Scenicusq. Pictor.

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.

Vincenso Damini (Painter)
1690/96-c.1749

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1738

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber fecit 1738
2. Inscription; Lower left; Vincenso Damini pinx.t
3. Inscription; Lower right; Sold by I. Faber at the Golden Head Bloomsbury Square

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.2 (H) , 10.2 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.1 (H) , 25.8 (W) , 13.8 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.9 in. (35.2 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.4 cm).

Publisher Summary

Faber, John Jr.

Publication Date

1738

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

I

Watermark

None

Edition Notes

Only one state recorded.

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. 115, p. 340.