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Print (Mezzotint)
The Right Hon.\ble Sr. Robert Walpole
Gerhard Bockman, Thomas Gibson
1742-1742
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Gerhard Bockman (Mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1965.2572
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
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Object Number
1965.2572
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
The Right Hon.\ble Sr. Robert Walpole
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Gerhard Bockman (Mezzotinter); Thomas Gibson (Painter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1742-1742
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: Bockman fecit
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: T. Gibson pinx
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
Dimensions (inches)
13.5 (H) x 11.4 (W) x 12.3 (Image H) x 10.3 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
34.2 (H) x 28.9 (W) x 31.3 (Image H) x 26.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Trimmed inside platemark. Measurements taken at maximum. Chain interval: 2.8-2.9 cm; laid lines 9-10 per cm.
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Edition State
I
Edition Watermark
Beauvais, a small mill in Augoumois that operated for a time for Jean Villedary and used his mark "I. VILLEDARY".
Edition Notes
Only one state recorded.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Published: no. 57, p. 110.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. 24, p. 79.