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Description: | bound volume (dimensions 54 x 38 x 6) inscr. on plate below image "Henricus Sacheverell S.T.P. / Collegij Magdalen: Oxon Socius"; inscr. on plate b.l. "A. Russell pinx. 1710"; inscr. on plate b.r. "I. Smith fec."; inscr. on page t.r. hand-written in brown ink "77"
CRE SMITH, John; (English; 1652-1743) AFTER RUSSEL, Antony; (English; 1663-1743) 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.
The print is after a portrait by Antony Russell who is said to have trained with the portrait painter John Riley.
Henry Sacheverell was a Church of England Clergyman whose controversial preaching eventually led to his impeachment. His portrait is included in the volume among a group of high profile ecclesiastical figures. | 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 : WIG : SCHOLAR : DARK GOWN : 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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