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The Kit-Cat Club Done From the Original Paintings Of Sir Godfrey Kneller

Print
1735 (published)
Artist/Maker
John Faber (engraver)
John Faber (publisher)
Jacob Tonson (publisher)
Hubert-François Bourguignon Gravelot (draughtsman)
Sir Godfrey Kneller (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print, showing a man and woman in armour, standing on plinths, either side of a central oval with title, underneath the pair is a winged horse, with the sun shining out from behind clouds in the background.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Books
Object type
Print
TitleThe Kit-Cat Club Done From the Original Paintings Of Sir Godfrey Kneller (series title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Mezzotint
Brief description
Print, title-plate to 'The Kit-Cat Club Done From the Original Paintings Of Sir Godfrey Kneller', engraved by John Faber II, 1735.
Physical description
Print, showing a man and woman in armour, standing on plinths, either side of a central oval with title, underneath the pair is a winged horse, with the sun shining out from behind clouds in the background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14in
  • Width: 9.875in
Dimensions take from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Sold by J. Tonson in the Strand. & J. Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square and H. Gravelot inv. et delin. J. Faber Fecit 1735.' (Lettered with title)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Bibliographic references
  • Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Paris: É Bouillon, 1854-1908.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.796-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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