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Description: | bound volume (dimensions 54 x 38 x 6) inscr. on plate below image "Mr William Penkethman Sworn Comedian to ye Queen of Great Britain"; inscr. on plate b.l. "R. Shmutz pinx."; inscr. on plate b.r. "J. Smith fecit et ex."; inscr. in plate on piece of paper "Ridenribus arrident Vulius"; inscr. on page t.r. hand-written in brown ink "99"
CRE SMITH, John; (English; 1652-1743) AFTER SCHMUTZ, Johann Rudolph; (Swiss; 1670-1715) 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.
Part of William Hunter's original bequest, this is one of three volumes which together
William Pinkethman was an actor and theatre manager. This print is positioned close to the end of the volume among a group of portraits of men of achievements in the worlds of medicine, art, literature, science or the military toward the end of volume one. The original portrait is thought to be by the Swiss artist Johann Rudolph Schmutz. | 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 : WIG : CRAVAT : PAPER : COMIC ACTOR : COMEDIAN : TATLER : SPECTATOR : 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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