William Johnston, Marquess of Annandale

1702

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 the upper half of a man seated and facing slightly to his left. The man has a calm expression with well-defined facial features, including full cheeks and a straight nose. His hair is long, curly, and dark, cascading down his shoulders. He is wearing elaborate clothing, featuring a richly patterned jacket adorned with decorative elements and a white, lace-like cravat around his neck. The background is an ornate frame with symbols and insignia, featuring crowned emblems and crests surrounded by scrolls and ribbons. The image includes inscriptions identifying the man as William Marquis of Annandale and detailing his titles and roles, with decorative elements throughout the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 45.4 × 31.5 cm (17 7/8 × 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.118.56

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chaloner Smith 1884, no. 13, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Christopher Lennox-Boyd; (Nicholas Stogdon, Oxford); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

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 left in plate: S.R. Imp. et Angl. Eques Aur Pinx.; lower right in plate: I. Smith fec. 1703; lower center in plate: William Marquis of Annandale... One of the Lords Extraordinair

Wikidata ID

Q76346429

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