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On Display: House - Queen Anne Dining Room
Print (Mezzotint)
The Reverend M\r George Whitefield, A.M./ Chaplain to the COUNTESS of Huntingdon.
John Greenwood, Nathaniel Hone I, Robert Sayer
1769-1775
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Greenwood (Mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1963.0639
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1963.0639
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
The Reverend M\r George Whitefield, A.M./ Chaplain to the COUNTESS of Huntingdon.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
John Greenwood (Mezzotinter); Nathaniel Hone I (Painter); Robert Sayer (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1769-1775
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left beneath image
Inscription: Hone · pinx\t
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath image
Inscription: Grenwoode.feci[t]
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom left
Inscription: London, Printed for Rob.\t Sayer N.\o53 Fleet Street.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Clergy
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
- Engraving
Dimensions (inches)
14.5 (H) x 10.5 (W) x 12.4 (Image H) x 9.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
36.8 (H) x 26.6 (W) x 31.6 (Image H) x 25.1 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Measurements by sight, in frame. H at left. W at bottom. Plate H: 13.9 in. (35.2 cm). Plate W: 9.9 in. (25.2 cm). Chain intervals: 2.6-2.7 cm; 9 laid lines per cm.
Publisher Summary
R. Sayer
Place of Publication
No. 53 Fleet Street, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
R. Sayer
Edition State
IV
Edition Watermark
Fleur de lis over a shield with two diagonal bars and, below, a head in profile, being a variation of the Strasburg bend, a type used in the late 17th and 18th centuries
Edition Notes
Previously catalogued as either the third or fourth state.