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Description: | bound volume (dimensions 54 x 38 x 6) inscr. on plate below image "Henricus Aldrich S.T.P. / Ecclesiae Christi Oxon Decanus. / Obyt Dec. 14.mo. 1710 Aetatis suae 63. "; inscr. on plate b.l. "G. Kneller Eques pinx: 1696"; inscr. on plate b.r. "I. Smith fec: et ex: / Sold by I. Smith at the Lyon and Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden"; inscr. on page t.r. hand-written in brown ink "79" 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.
Smith's close association with leading portrait painter Kneller, author of this portrait, was key to his success. From around 1690 almost all engravings after portraits by Kneller, were executed by Smith.
Henry Aldrich was Dean of Christ Church, Oxford and a collector of prints. His portrait is included in the volume among a group of eminent ecclesiastical and educational 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 : DEAN OF CHRISTCHURCH : SCHOLAR : OXFORD : ARCHITECTURE : PECKWATER-SQUARE : MUSIC : 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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