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Print (Mezzotint)
Guilielmus Wissing/ Inter Pictores sui saeculi celeberrimos nulli secundus, Artis suae non exiguum Decus & Ornamentum, Obyt Sept:10. An. AEt: 31 Dni.1687./ Immodicis brevis est AEtas.___
John Smith, William Wissing, Josiah Boydell
1687-1811
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Smith (Mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1965.2674
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
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Object Number
1965.2674
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
Guilielmus Wissing/ Inter Pictores sui saeculi celeberrimos nulli secundus, Artis suae non exiguum Decus & Ornamentum, Obyt Sept:10. An. AEt: 31 Dni.1687./ Immodicis brevis est AEtas.___
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
John Smith (Mezzotinter); William Wissing (Painter); Josiah Boydell (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1687-1811
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: I Smith fe:
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: W Wissin pinx:
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
Dimensions (inches)
16.1 (H) x 12.3 (W) x 13.1 (Image H) x 9.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
40.8 (H) x 31.2 (W) x 33.4 (Image H) x 24.8 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 13.7 in. (34.7 cm). Plate W: 9.8 in. (24.9 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Boydell
Publisher Date
01/01/1811
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom
Publisher Name
J. Boydell
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
None
Edition Notes
State II, Boydell's Illustrious Heads restrike. It is possibly a re-used plate poorly polished, clear, brilliant impression on nineteenth-century paper indicating re-issue by Boydell.