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Print (Mezzotint)
Madam Loftus
John Smith, Sir Godfrey Kneller
1675-1742
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Smith (Mezzotinter and publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1967.2597 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
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Object Number
1967.2597 A
Object Name
Print (Mezzotint)
Title
Madam Loftus
Category
Prints and Maps - Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. Collection
Creator (Role)
John Smith (Mezzotinter and publisher); Sir Godfrey Kneller (Painter)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1675-1742
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: I. Smith fe:
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: G. Kneller pinx:
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: Sold by I. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Portrait
Materials
- Ink
- Paper
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Mezzotint
Dimensions (inches)
14.2 (H) x 10.7 (W) x 13.1 (Image H) x 9.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
36.1 (H) x 27.1 (W) x 33.4 (Image H) x 24.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 13.3 in. (33.8 cm). Plate W: 9.8 in. (25.0 cm).
Publisher Summary
J. Smith
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom
Publisher Name
J. Smith
Edition State
III
Edition Watermark
Unknown
Edition Notes
State III, reworked with Beckett's address erased and replaced with Smith's.
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. 3. 941-1428.
• See p. 1191, no.158.