Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Francis Place, 1647–1728, British

after Gilbert Soest, ca. 1600–1681, Dutch, active in Britain (by 1657)
Title:
Richard Thompson
Date:
between 1675 and 1700
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 × 8 3/4 inches (27.9 × 22.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and purple ink, verso, lower right: "J.s.[ale]."; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower center: "88"; Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "S.13.. | de La [...] 277.A. | 1645-1728"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower center: "R. Thompson Publisher & Printseller"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.18
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Darkness Into Light - The Early Mezzotint (Yale University Art Gallery, 1976-02-03 - 1976-04-11)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:21904