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Henrietta Maria Yarborough

1683–88
Not on view
Mezzotint, a tonal method of printmaking, was invented in Germany in 1642 and introduced to Britain by Dutch engravers. Beckett was first great native-born Englishman to practice the technique, producing just over than a hundred prints between 1681 and his early death in 1688. Most of these are portraits, many after leading painters such as Sir Peter Lely and Sir Godfrey Kneller. This example represents Henrietta Maria Yarborough, wearing a low-necked dress, holding a small greyhound, and seated in a landscape.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Henrietta Maria Yarborough
  • Engraver: Isaac Beckett (British, Kent 1652/53–1719 London)
  • Artist: After Sir Godfrey Kneller (German, Lübeck 1646–1723 London)
  • Publisher: John Smith (British, Daventry 1652–1743 Northampton)
  • Sitter: Henrietta Maria Yarborough (British, 1667–1738)
  • Date: 1683–88
  • Medium: Mezzotint; second state of two
  • Dimensions: Plate: 12 11/16 × 9 5/8 in. (32.3 × 24.5 cm)
    Sheet: 13 3/8 × 10 1/4 in. (34 × 26.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.63.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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