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Print (Mezzotint)
Emily Countess of Kildare
James McArdell, Sir Joshua Reynolds
1754-1790
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
James McArdell (Mezzotinter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1967.2112
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
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Object Number
1967.2112
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
Emily Countess of Kildare
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
James McArdell (Mezzotinter); Sir Joshua Reynolds (Painter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1754-1790
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: J. M.\cArdell fecit.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: I. Reynolds pinx.\t
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
Dimensions (inches)
14.3 (H) x 10.5 (W) x 13.9 (Image H) x 9.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
36.4 (H) x 26.6 (W) x 35.3 (Image H) x 25 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 14 in. (35.6 cm). Plate W: 10 in. (25.3 cm).
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
Unidentified
Edition Notes
State II, with the name "I. McArdell" in scratched lettering, subsittuted for "Mich Ford", but before the date "1754" was erased, in faint scratched lettering "Price 2 s." (Russell). Chaloner Smith does not record this state.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Russell, Charles Edward. 1926 English mezzotint portraits and their states from the invention of mezzotinting until the early part of the 19th century: Catalogue of Corrections of and Additions to Chaloner Smith's "British Mezotinto Portraits.". 2.
• See p.211, no.112.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.
• For different states of the same print, see p.876, no.112.Book: Hamilton, Edward. 1884 The Engraved Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds.
• p. 114Book: The British Museum, et al. Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings.
• III: 44