John Smith

1716

John Smith after Sir Godfrey Kneller

Associated Names
John Smith

Artist, English, probably 1652 - 1742

Sir Godfrey Kneller

Artist After, English, 1646 - 1723

The image shows a man facing slightly to the right. He has distinct facial features with high cheekbones, a straight nose, and full lips. He has medium-length, dark hair and wears a dark robe over a high-collared garment. One hand rests on a rolled paper held by the other hand, featuring an illustration of someone's face. The background is dark.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34 x 25.7 cm (13 3/8 x 10 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 34 x 26 cm (13 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.118.51

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chaloner Smith 1884, no. 232, State ii and iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1884

  • Smith, John Chaloner. British mezzotinto portraits, being a descriptive catalogue of these engravings from the introduction of the art to the early part of the present century. 4 vols. London: Henry Sotheran and Co., 1884.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Johannes Smith; lower left in plate: G. Kneller Eques. pinx. 1696.; lower right in plate: J. Smith fec. 1716

Wikidata ID

Q76346445

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