The Right Honorable Henry Fox, Esr.
Gift of Susan Schulman Printseller and Carolyn Bullard Fine Prints, 2009
Catalogue
- Year
- 1756
- Medium
- Mezzotint
- Dimensions
- plate: 13 7/8 x 9 13/16 in. (35.3 x 25 cm) sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (37.5 x 26.7 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- James McArdell
Artist
James MacArdell was an Irish mezzotinter who moved to London, there he was considered one of the finest mezzotint engravers in the country. He engraved portraits of many of the famous people of his time.
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Portrait of John Lockhart, Esquire
1765 · Mezzotint on paper
Portret van Thomas Ashton
1763 · paper
Mr. Garrick in the Character of King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1)
1761 · Mezzotint; second state
Charlotte Queen of Great Britain
1761 · paper
David Garrick as King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1)
1761 · Mezzotint; first state of two, proof before letters
Time Clipping the Wings of Love
1760 · Mezzotint on ivory laid paper
Record
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- James McArdell
- Year
- 1756
- Medium
- Mezzotint
- Dimensions
- plate: 13 7/8 x 9 13/16 in. (35.3 x 25 cm) sheet: 14 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (37.5 x 26.7 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1756-328931
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified