Object Details
engraver
Earlom, Richard
publisher
Boydell, John
artist attribution
Boeckhorst, Jan
original artist
Snyders, Frans
delineator
Farington, George
Description
Mezzotint after painting by Frans Snyders and formerly attributed to Jan Boeckhorst, known as Long John, once in the Gallery at Houghton Hall, Norfolk, England. Now in the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg with the background landscape attributed to Jan Wildens. Print removed from George P. Marsh’s copy of The Houghton Gallery, vol. 2. SI Secretary's library stamp embossed in lower margin to the left of the title.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Marsh Collection
date made
1782
ID Number
1978.0534.03.51
accession number
1978.0534
catalog number
1978.0534.03.51
Object Name
print
mezzotint
Object Type
Mezzotint
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 44.25 cm x 60.75 cm; 17 13/32 in x 23 29/32 in
plate: 41.5 cm x 57.75 cm; 16 11/32 in x 22 3/4 in
place made
United Kingdom: England, London
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Fish
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_784914