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Title
Portrait depicts Richard Tompson [graphic].
Created/published
London, 1693.
Description
1 sheet ; 27.3 x 22 cm
Associated name
Thompson, Richard.
Note
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Genre/form
Manuscripts (documents)
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
FAST ACC 271266 (flat)
Folger-specific note
From dealer's description:"This mezzotint portrait depicts the London art dealer and printseller Richard Tompson (d.1693). In addition to publishing prints, in particular mezzotints, he is also credited, in partnership with Alexander Browne (d.1706), with organ- ising the first regular art auctions in London, beginning in 1678. After a painting by the London-based Dutch artist Gilbert Soest, this print is a fine example of the virtuosity of the printmaker Francis Place (1647-1728), an early pioneer in the medium of mezzotint. Published by the engraver John Smith (1652-1743), this is an example of the third state of this print, the two earlier states both bearing the imprint of Pierce Tempest (1653-1717). Chaloner Smith 1883 13.III." Ordered from Samuel Gedge D9306, 2019-05-29, Cat. 28 #23