John Smith
Captain Edward Rigby, active 1693 - 1711. Naval captain, of Leyton, Lancashire
About this artwork
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artist:John Smith (1652 - 1743) English
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title:Captain Edward Rigby, active 1693 - 1711. Naval captain, of Leyton, Lancashire
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date created:Unknown
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after:Thomas Murray (1663 - 1734) Scottish
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materials:Mezzotint on paper
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measurements:30.50 x 24.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Transferred from Ainslie Place 1962
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accession number:EP III 223.1
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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...