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Print (Mezzotint)
The Right Hono.\ble Charles Mountague One of/ the Lord Commissioners of the Treasury &c.
John Smith, Sir Godfrey Kneller
1693-1693
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Smith (Mezzotinter and publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1967.0974 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
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Object Number
1967.0974 A
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
The Right Hono.\ble Charles Mountague One of/ the Lord Commissioners of the Treasury &c.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
John Smith (Mezzotinter and publisher); Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1693-1693
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath image
Inscription: I: Smith fec: et excud:
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, beneath image
Inscription: G: Kneller Eques pinx:
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
Dimensions (inches)
13.3 (H) x 10 (W) x 12.3 (Image H) x 9.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.9 (H) x 25.4 (W) x 31.3 (Image H) x 24.6 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Trimmed within plate mark at bottom. Plate W: 9.7 in. (24.7 cm). H at left. W at bottom. Chain interval: 2.6-2.7 cm.; laid line frequency: 9 per cm.
Publisher Summary
J. Smith
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
J. Smith
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
"DC"
Edition Notes
State II, with letters.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. 1959 American Colonial Painting: Materials for a History.
• Published: p.282-283, no.5.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. 3. 941-1428.
• Print listed as no.185, p.1202.Book: Blackburn, Roderic H. & Piwonka, Ruth. 1988 Remembrance of Patria: Dutch Arts and Culture in Colonial America, 1609-1776. 318 p.
• See cat. no. 265, p. 248.