Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
00121 |
Object Name |
Engraving |
Collection |
Margaret (Daisy) Lynch Suckley (1891 - 1991) |
Description |
A framed 18th-century mezzotint of Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke, as an eight-year-old boy posed with his left hand on his hip, head turned slightly to the right, wearing a cap, coat, and shirt with open collar. Engraved by John Smith, London, after a portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller. Titled "Edward Lord Hinchingbrooke" and marked along the bottom edge: "[corner missing] Kneller S.R. Imp: et Angl: Eques Aur: pinx: I. Smith fec: Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel Street Covent Garden." Black wood frame with gold trim. |
Artist |
J. Smith after L.B. Kneller |
Material |
Paper/Wood/Glass |
Subjects |
England-Pictorial works Engraving, British Prints-History |
Provenance |
Purchase by Margaret L. Suckley at the "Maizeland" auction, Red Hook, NY 1922 |
Legal Status |
Property of Wilderstein Historic Site. |