Object Number 1965.2555

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Thomas Birch. A.M. & R.I.I.

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.

James Wills (Painter)-1777

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1741

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I. Faber Fecit 1741
2. Inscription; Lower left; I. Wills Pinx.t

Subjects

Portrait; Clergy

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.2 (H) , 10.2 (W) , 14.1 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.1 (H) , 26 (W) , 14.1 (Image H) , 10 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Trimmed inside platemark.

Publisher Summary

Faber, John Jr.

Publication Date

1741

Place of Publication

London

State

I

Watermark

Unknown

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. 34, p. 313.