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Description: | bound volume (dimensions 54 x 38 x 7) inscr. beneath image "FREDERICK Duke of SCHOMBERG, Marquiss of Harwich, Earl of Bransford, Baron of Tays, Genll. of all his Maties. / Forces, Master Genll. of his Maties. Ordnance, One of his Maties. most honoble. Privy Council, Knight of ye most noble Order of the / Garter, Count of ye Holy Empire & Mercola Grandee of Portugal, Genll of ye Elector / of Brandenburgs Forces, Stadtholder of Prusia &c."; inscr. bl. "G. Kneller pinx:"; inscr. br. "I.Smith fe: et. ec:" CRE SMITH, John; (English; 1652-1743) AFTER KNELLER, Godfrey, Sir; (English; 1646-1723) Part of William Hunter's original bequest, this is one of three volumes which together contain 488 mezzotints, almost all made or published by John Smith. About two thirds are portraits of eminent late Stuart, early Hanoverian persons, and one third fancy and mythological subjects.
Instrumental in raising the standard of mezzotint portraits, Smith was the first British printmaker to gain a European reputation, and examples of his work were essential for any serious early to mid 18th century European print collection.
Hunter's set of volumes is a rare surviving example of a comprehensive collection of mezzotints compiled in the 1730s.
Smith's close association with leading portrait painter Godfrey Kneller, author of this portrait, was key to his success. From around 1690 almost all engravings after portraits by Kneller, were executed by Smith.
German born Frederick Armand de Schomberg was an army commander who held varying allegiances throughout his career. In the year of this portrait he became an English citizen, was made a Knight of the Order of the Garter, a privy councillor and was raised to the English peerage as Baron Teyes, Earl of Brentford, Marquess of Harwich and Duke of Schomberg. His portrait is inserted here in volume two among portraits of women and children of aristocratic men. A portrait of Frederick's son is included in volume one (Glaha 16384). | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | BLACK SERANT : PORTRAIT : HORSEBACK : CAVALRY : ALBUM : EQUESTRIAN PORTRAIT : MILITARY OFFICER : VOLUME : HUNTER VOLUME : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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