Object Number 1965.2628

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

John Philips Gent: Aged 117~...

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

John Faber Jr. (Mezzotinter, publisher, and seller)
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.

Philippe Mercier (Painter)
1689-1760

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1742-1756

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower left beneath image; P. Mercier pinx.t
2. Inscription; Lower right beneath image; I: Faber fecit
3. Inscription; Bottom right beneath title; Price 2''. Sold by IFaber at y\e Golden Head Bloomsbury Square

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint, Engraving

Dimensions (inches)

13.75 (H) , 9.9 (W) , 12.28 (Image H) , 9.91 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

34.93 (H) , 25.1 (W) , 12.28 (Image H) , 9.91 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

H at left. W at bottom. Trimmed within plate marks. Chain lines and laid intervals not measured.

Publisher Summary

Faber, John Jr.

Place of Publication

Golden Head, Bloomsbury Square, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

none

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.
• Listed as no. 288, p. 411.