Mezzotint engraving
Thomas Frye (c.1710 - 1762)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1760
Materials
Paper, wood, glass
Place of origin
England
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Mompesson House, Wiltshire
NT 723979
Summary
Prints: Mezzotint engravings - Seven Thomas Fry mezzotints. Extract from 'British Mezzotints' relating to those at Mompesson House (NT reference in brackets). 'These prints were mentioned as portraits, but the personages are not stated, (with the exception of Thomas Frye (MHS/D/41d), and names have been guessed for several without any really sound reason. From examination, it would seem likely that the first set of twelve (including MHS/D/41a-g) were drawn from persons sitting as models, probably some of the painter's own family and acquaintances, and that the second set of six (NT mezzotints MHS/D/40 a-f) were elaborated afterwards from sketches taken at the theatre, or perhaps from recollection only; but however this may be, their great artistic merit must be admitted.'
Makers and roles
Thomas Frye (c.1710 - 1762), artist