Image

Edward Fisher

Portrait of Colley Cibber, Esq.

Description

Maker

Edward Fisher (British, 1722-1785), designer
Jean-Baptiste van Loo (French, 1684-1745), printer

Title

Portrait of Colley Cibber, Esq.

Year

1758

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

mezzotint

Supports

Dimensions

35.9 x 25.7 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--LL: "J.B. Vanloo pinx 1740." ; LR: "Edw,,d Fisher fecit 1758" ; titled in LC: "Colley Cibber, Esqr. / late Poet - Laureat."

Marks: Stamped in brown ink on verso:R.I.S.D./MUSEUM/OF ART surrounded by PROVIDENCE/RHODE ISLANDall inscribed in a circle.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell

Object Number

09.761

Type

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Edward Fisher (British, 1722-1785), designer
Jean-Baptiste van Loo (French, 1684-1745), printer
Portrait of Colley Cibber, Esq., 1758
mezzotint
35.9 x 25.7 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches) (plate)
Bequest of Mrs. Hope Brown Russell 09.761

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