Name: Antique Master Print-SUSANNA-CAMPBELL-McArdell-Liotard-1754?1758
SKU: PICTURA-09848
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Antique Master Print-SUSANNA-CAMPBELL-McArdell-Liotard-1754?1758

€275.00

‘J. S. LIOTARD PINX. / JA.S MCARDELL FECIT. / PUBLISHED BY J. MCARDELL ACCORDING TO ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1754 & SOLD AT YE GOLDEN HEAD IN COVENT GARDEN.’

– Portrait of a young woman seated, turned to left, holding a letter; wearing an embroidered gown and lace-trimmed chemise with a choker. Possibly Susanna Campbell (n?e Lewis). After Liotard, mezzotint by Richard Purcell.

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Description

Medium: Mezzotint engraving on Hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 26.4 x 37.7 cm (10.39 x 14.84 inch). Image size: 25.1 x 35 cm. (9.88 x 13.78 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing and edge wear. Excellent tonal range and strong impression. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

SUSANNA CAMPBELL, RICHARD PURCELL, JEAN-?TIENNE LIOTARD, MEZZOTINT, 18TH CENTURY, PORTRAIT PRINT, BRITISH PRINTMAKING, MCARDELL, COVENT GARDEN | PCO-E22-33

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published by McArdell, Covent Garden, London, ca. 1754?1758.

Reference: National Portrait Gallery NPG D5076.

Biography engraver: James McArdell (ca. 1729-1765), Irish mezzotint engraver active in London; renowned for his reproductive engravings after Old Masters and contemporary painters, praised by Joshua Reynolds.

Biography artist: Jean-Etienne Liotard (1702?1789) was a Swiss painter and printmaker known for his refined pastel portraits and detailed costume depictions. He worked extensively across Europe and was highly regarded in England and France.