Sir John Percivale
John Smith, English, 1652 - 1742
after Godfrey Kneller, English, 1646 - 1723
about 1704
Mezzotint
Plate: 16 5/8 × 10 1/8 in. (42.2 × 25.7 cm)
Frame: 19 5/8 × 13 1/2 in. (49.8 × 34.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Trevor Fairbrother and John T. Kirk
2011.63.36
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
In plate, below image, center: Sr. [r superscript] John Percivale Bart. [t superscript] of Burton in the County of Cork in Ireland; in plate, below image, left: G. Kneller S. R.Imp. et Angl Eques Aur. pinx 1704; in plate, below image, right: J. Smith Fec. et.
Exhibition History
"Collecting and Sharing: Trevor Fairbrother, John T. Kirk, and the Hood Museum of Art", Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, August 22-December 6, 2015.
Publication History
Trevor J. Fairbrother, "John SIngleton Copley's Use of British Mezzotints for his American Portraits: A Reappraisal Prompted by New Discoveries," Arts Magazine 55, March 1981, pp. 123, Figure 2.
Published References
Trevor J. Fairbrother, "John Singleton Copley's Use of British Mezzotints for his American Portraits: A Reappraisal Prompted by New Discoveries," Arts Magazine 55 (March 1981), pp. 123, Figure 2.
Provenance
Trevor Fairbrother and John T. Kirk, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; given to present collection, 2011.
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