Object Number 1965.2700

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

The Right Hon:\ble Margeretta Maria, Lady North & Grey

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

John Simon (Mezzotinter and publisher)
1675-1755

Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
1646-1743

Thomas Taylor (Publisher)

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1730-1735

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; I.Simon fec: et Exc.
2. Inscription; Lower left; GKneller. S.R.Imp: et Mag: Brit: Bar:\t pinx.
3. Inscription; Lower center; Sold by Tho: Taylor at ye Golden Lyon in Fleet Street

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.2 (H) , 10.6 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36 (H) , 26.9 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 13.9 in. (35.4 cm). Plate W: 9.9 in. (25.2 cm).

Publisher Summary

Taylor, Thomas

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom

State

II

Watermark

Unidentified

Edition Notes

Smith only lists one state for this mezzotint. This is a later state than the one listed.

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. 3. 941-1428.
• See p.1105, no.111.