John Smith
Robert Ker, 4th Earl of Roxburghe, c 1677 - 1696
About this artwork
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title:Robert Ker, 4th Earl of Roxburghe, c 1677 - 1696
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accession number:SP II 87.1
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materials:Mezzotint on paper
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date created:Unknown
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measurements:16.21 x 12.07 cm
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credit line:Bequeathed by William Finlay Watson 1886
John Smith
John Smith
Smith was one of the most highly-regarded and successful of English engravers. Born in Northampton, he first made mezzotints in 1683. For the first nine years of his career he produced prints for five main publishers and the majority of his output was portraiture. In 1687 he began publishing his…