Object Number 1967.2201

Object Name

Print (Mezzotint)

Title

Samuel Richardson

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

James McArdell (Mezzotinter)
c. 1729-1765

Joseph Highmore (Painter)
1692-1780

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1745-1765

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; Ja.\s M.\cArdell fecit
2. Inscription; Lower left; Jos. Highmore pinx.

Subjects

Portrait

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Mezzotint

Dimensions (inches)

14.3 (H) , 10.4 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

36.2 (H) , 26.5 (W) , 13.9 (Image H) , 9.9 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 14 in. (35.6 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.4 cm).

Place of Publication

London

State

I

Watermark

Unidentified

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. 2. 461-940.
• See p.890, no.152.