John Faber the Younger, ca. 1695–1756, Netherlandish, active in Britainafter Jean-Baptiste van Loo, 1684–1745, French, active in Britain (1737–42)
Title:
The Right Honorable Ethelreda Viscountess Townshend
Date:
1742
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 x 9 3/16in. (33 x 23.3cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on plate in lower left: "Vanloo pinxt."; on plate in lower right: "J. Faber fecit 1742."; on plate in lower center: "The Rt: Honble: Ethelreda Viscountess Townshend | only Daughter to Edward Harrison of Balls, in ye County of Hertford Esqr:"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection