Nicola Cosimo (1660-1724) (after Sir Godfrey Kneller)
John Smith (Daventry 1652 - Northampton 1743)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1706
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
355 x 255 mm
Order this imageCollection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 636854
Summary
Print, mezzotint, Nicola Cosimo (1660-1724) (after Sir Godfrey Kneller) by John Smith (Daventry 1652 - Northampton 1743). Published 1706. The violinist, in full bottom wig, facing right, with violin under his right arm, holding the bow in his right hand.
Provenance
1944, gifted to the National Trust by Field Marshal Sir Archibald and Lady Montgomery Massingberd.
Makers and roles
John Smith (Daventry 1652 - Northampton 1743), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist