Item 133: Mezzotint of John Egerton 3rd Earl of Bridgewater by John Smith after Godfrey Kneller (Removed to Black Case #8) , 1700
Item — Box: 21, Folder: 133
Dates
- Created: 1700
Creator
- Kneller, Sir Godfrey, 1646-1773, (Person)
Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Mezzotint
Condition Note:
Fair, bottom right is torn.
Measurements:
18 11/16 in. x 19 ½ in.
Title:
John Egerton 3rd Earl of Bridgewater
Description:
This is a mezzotint of John Egerton, 3rd Earl of Bridgewater. This piece was originally painted by Godfrey Kneller and mezzotinted by John Smith.
John Egerton was born on November 9, 1646 and was a British nobleman from the Egerton family. His father was John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater and his maternal grandfather was William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle. Egerton served as a Whig in as a Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire during 1685 to 1686. After his father’s death in 1886, he served as Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, but was later dismissed by King James II for refusing to produce a list of Roman Catholics to serve as officers of the militia. He died on March 19, 1701.
John Smith was born at Daventry, Northamptonshire around 1652 and was an English mezzotint engraver and print seller. He often worked with Godfrey Kneller and was one of the most well known mezzotint artists during the 17th and 18th centuries. Smith died around 1742.
Sir Godfrey Kneller was a German-British painter born on August 8, 1646. He served as a court painter to English and British monarchs, and was a leading portraitist in England during the Stuart and Georgian eras. Kneller also painted Sir Isaac Newton, foreign monarchs like Louis XIV of France and visitors to England like Michael Shen Fu-Tsung. He died on October 17, 1723.
Transcription:
The Right Hon[ora]ble John Egerton Earl of Bridgwater, Viscount Brackley & Baron of Ellismere (sic), first Commissioner for Executing ye Office of Lord High Admiral of– England, Lord Lieutenant of the County Buckingham, One of the Lords of His Majesties most Hon[ora]ble Privy Council, One of the Lords Justices, One of the Governors of Sutton and Greenwich Hospitals and Knight of the Antient (sic) Order of the Bath, 1700.
G. Kneller Eques pinx. [painted] J. Smith fet.: et ex [engraved and printed]
G. Kneller Eques pinx. [painted] J. Smith fet.: et ex [engraved and printed]
Creator
- Kneller, Sir Godfrey, 1646-1773, (Person)
- Smith, John, c.1652-c.1742 (Person)
Repository Details
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