Henry, Bishop of London (Henry Compton, Earl of Northampton)
Isaac Beckett, English, 1653 - 1719
after John Riley, English, 1646 - 1691
about 1680-1685
Mezzotint on laid paper
Sheet: 13 1/4 × 9 7/8 in. (33.6 × 25.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Robert Dance, Class of 1977
PR.2001.30
Publisher
John Smith, London
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in plate, lower left: I Rily pinx:; inscribed, in plate, lower center: Henry Bishop of London / Sold by I. Smith att [sic] the Golden Lyon in Russel Street Covent Garden; inscribed, in plate, lower right: I. Beckett fe:
Exhibition History
A Space for Dialogue 51, The Quest for Printed Tone, Alex Vespoli, Class of 2009, Class of 1954 Senior Curatorial Intern, Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 4-August 16, 2009.
Publication History
Alex Vespoli, A Space for Dialogue 51, The Quest for Printed Tone, Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 2009, ill. p. 3.
Provenance
Robert Dance, New York, New York; given to present collection, 2001.
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