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Print (Mezzotint)
Charles, Duke of Richmont and Lenox & C.
Henri Gascar
1660-1676
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Henri Gascar (Designer and engraver)
Place of Origin
Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1965.2602
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
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Object Number
1965.2602
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
Charles, Duke of Richmont and Lenox & C.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Henri Gascar (Designer and engraver)
Place of Origin
Europe
Date
1660-1676
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: H Gascar Pinx
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
Dimensions (inches)
15.5 (H) x 12 (W) x 13.5 (Image H) x 10 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
39.3 (H) x 30.6 (W) x 34.3 (Image H) x 25.4 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 13.7 in. (34.7 cm). Plate W: 10.1 in. (25.6 cm).
Edition State
II or III
Edition Watermark
Unidentified watermark, possibly of an oil lantern.
Edition Notes
Perhaps a third state, of which this would be one, with reinforcing engraved lines, or dry point.
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 527, no. 10.