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Mezzotint portrait on paper of James MacArdell (1729-1765), engraved by his pupil Richard Earlom (1743-1822) and published in London by Robert Sayer (1725-1974) in 1771. It is a copy of a self-portrait by James McArdell drawn in 1765. McArdell holds a mezzotint scrapper and his arm rests on a copper plate mezzotint engraving of 'Time clipping the wings of Love (Cupid)' after a painting by Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641).
Irish artist James McArdell apprenticed to John Brooks in Dublin before moving to London in c. 1746. He was a member of the so-called ‘Dublin school’ of mezzotint engravers working in London and is considered one of the most outstanding artists in that medium. He was a favourite of Sir Joshua Reynolds and published many of his own plates, most of which were posthumously acquired by publisher Robert Sayer, who had them reworked and reissued.
James McArdell
Wep 4178.12
Wep_4178_12
Western Prints and Drawings collection
English (Language)
Approved Category 2017/Printed Material/Print/Intaglio Print/Engraving/Mezzotint
Approved Place 2018/Europe/United Kingdom/Great Britain/England/Greater London/London
Mezzotint
1771
1771
1771
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Approved Material 2018/Organic/Plant (material)/Plant fibre/Paper (material)
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467 mm x 345 mm (height x width)
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McArdell, James
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Earlom, Richard
Earlom, Richard
London
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Sayer, Robert
Sayer, Robert
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