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Description: | bound volume (dimensions 54 x 38 x 7) title inscr. on plate b.c. "Anna Uxor Francisci Kynnesman Generosi; Filia & una e Cohaeredibus, / Guilielmi Clarke, de Soham, in Comitatu Cantabrigiae, Generosi.; inscr. on plate b.c. "G. Schalken pinxit" and "I. Smith fec.et exc." CRE SMITH, John; (English; 1652-1743) AFTER SCHALCKEN, Godfried (Dutch; 1643-1706) 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.
Little is known about Anna Kynnesman who was married to Francis Kynnesman. Her portrait is included in the second volume among other portraits of the wives and daughters of eminent men. It is after a painting by Dutch artist Godfried Schalcken who was active in England. | 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 : THREE-QUARTER LENGTH : ALBUM : EARRING : COAT OF ARMS : TREE : 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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