John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (1686-1703) (after Sir Godfrey Kneller)
John Smith (Daventry 1652 - Northampton 1743)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Gilt, Glass, Paper
Measurements
450 x 300 x 28 mm
Order this imageCollection
Chartwell, Kent
NT 1101469
Summary
Print, mezzotint, John Churchill, Marquess of Blandford (1686-1703) (after Sir Godfrey Kneller) by John Smith (Daventry 1652 - Northampton 1743). In black and gilt glazed frame 'Sir Winston with love from June 1955' on verso (A6)
Marks and inscriptions
Foot of Print: "Prastantissimus Nobilissimusq Johannes Churchill Marchio de Blandford Illustrissimorum Johannis et Sarce Ducis et Ducissa de Marlborough Filius Summa Parentum Nobilitate inter Primos Claris Virtudibus fuit non minus celebris, Corporisq ac animi dotibus paucos habuit pares, priorem neminem. Natus 1 Jan AE Christ: MDCLXXXVI"
Makers and roles
John Smith (Daventry 1652 - Northampton 1743), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist