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William Congreve, The Playwright
Artist
John Faber the Younger
(Dutch, 1684 - 1756)
After
Godfrey Kneller
(English, b. Germany, 1646 - 1723)
Date1733
MediumMezzotint
DimensionsPlate: 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 5/16 x 10 13/16 in. (38.9 x 27.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 5/16 x 10 13/16 in. (38.9 x 27.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jim Goodfriend in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Milton J. Goodfriend
Object number2008.100
Collections
ClassificationsWork on Paper
Object NameMezzotint
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureWestern European
NationalityDutch
On View
Not on viewCentury
- Eighteenth
Signedin plate bottom left: G. Kneller Bart Pinx 1709; in plate bottom right: I. Faber fecit 1733.
Inscribedbottom center: William Congreve. Elg
Exhibition HistoryLa Manière Anglaise: Mezzotints from the Permanent Collection, Palmer Museum of Art, May 28 – August 25, 2013.ProvenanceGiven in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Milton J. Goodfriend