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Description: | bound volume (dimensions 54 x 38 x 6) inscr. on plate below image "The most Noble Prince James, Duke, Marquis, and Earle of Ormond, Earle of Brecknock and / Ossery, Baron of Lanthony, and Lord Butler of Moor Park, Baron of Arclo and Cheif Butler of the / Kingdome of Ireland Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garder &c."; inscr. on plate b.l. "G. Kneller S.R.Imp: & Angl: Eques Aur: pinx:"; inscr. on plate b.c. "I: Smith fec:"; inscr. on plate b.r. "Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon and Crown in Russel street Covent Garden"; inscr. on page t.r. hand-written in brown ink "39" CRE SMITH, John; (English; 1652-1743) AFTER KNELLER, Godfrey, Sir; (English; 1646-1723) PUB SMITH, John; (English; 1652-1743) 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.
This print is the first in a series of portraits of aristocrats in the volume, which follow the Royal portraits. Portrayed here as an army officer, James Butler, second Duke of Ormond was also a Jacobite and a politician. A print after a second portrait of Ormond in robes by Kneller follows this print. Smith's close association with leading portrait painter Kneller was key to his success. From around 1690 almost all engravings after portraits by Kneller, were executed by Smith. | 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 : STANDING : WIG : ARMOUR : GEORGE : SASH : BATON : ORDER OF THE GARTER : HELMET : PRINCE : MARQUIS : BATTLE : DUKE : 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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