John Faber Junior (c. 1684-1756)
KING EDWARD V, KING RICHARD III, KING HENRY VII, KING HENRY VIII c.1731
Mezzotint | 36.2 x 26.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 603954
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Mezzotint of Edward V, Richard III, Henry VII and Henry VIII. Each bust length in semi-circular niche with titles and dates below. From John Faber the Younger's series of ten plates of English Kings and Queens, from William I to Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland. First state, plate five of ten. Unusual to find print intact as most often the individual portraits were cut from the plate to distribute individually.
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Medium and techniques
Mezzotint
Measurements
36.2 x 26.9 cm (sheet of paper)
35.0 x 26.9 cm (platemark)
34.8 x 24.8 cm (image)
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O'D : O'Donoghue, F., 1908. Engraved British Portraits Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. Volume I-V, London – O'D (Groups) p.65JCS : British Mezzotinto Portraits / by John Chaloner Smith, London 1884 – JCS I, p.343: 124