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Description: | bound volume (dimensions 54 x 38 x 7) Lettered on plate b.c. "Gulielmus Fellowes ' de Eggesford in Com Devon Arm / Sen Magister Cur Cance. 1723."; inscr. on plate b.l. "J. Vanderbank pinx."; s. on plate b.r. "J. Smith fec. 1723." CRE SMITH, John; (English; 1652-1743) AFTER VANDERBANK, John; (c.1668-1739) 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.
William Fellowes was Master in Chancery. His portrait is included in volume two among a group of portraits of men of distinction from various fields, including politics, art and literature. It was originally painted by Vanderbank of Dutch origin, who worked under Kneller in London and won some significant commissions. | 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: | PORTRAIT : HALF-LENGTH : ALBUM : OVAL : THOMAS COULSON : EGGESFORD : COAT OF ARMS : 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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