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Mrs Brooks an 18th Century Reverse Glass Mezzotint by Charles Spooner (1720 - 1767)
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Mrs Brooks an 18th Century Reverse Glass Mezzotint by Charles Spooner (1720 - 1767)

18th century
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MRS BROOKS AN 18TH CENTURY REVERSE GLASS MEZZOTINT BY CHARLES SPOONER (1720 - 1767)

Mrs Brooks was a celebrated 18th century beauty and also the wife of the engraver John Brooks. This fine work is on elf a number of variants of this sitter in painted and engraved form.

Titled ‘ Mrs Brooks C.Spooner Fecit - Pronter by Jn Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill’

This fine and richly coloured impression c.1750 is housed in its original hand carved and gilded pear wood frame, and is in excellent condition.

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Medium: Reverse glass mezzotint.

Dimensions: 280mm x 210mm

Framed dimensions: 320mm x 260mm

Physical Dimensions
Height
32cm (12.60")
Width
26cm (10.24")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Declaration

The English Interior has dated this Reverse Glass Mezzotint Portrait to the 18th Century.

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SA1223069
Description
MRS BROOKS AN 18TH CENTURY REVERSE GLASS MEZZOTINT BY CHARLES SPOONER (1720 - 1767)

Mrs Brooks was a celebrated 18th century beauty and also the wife of the engraver John Brooks. This fine work is on elf a number of variants of this sitter in painted and engraved form.

fig 1. An eighteenth-century reverse glass mezzotint depicting a woman wearing a red hat and cape set within an oval border and dark wooden frame.
fig 1. Mrs Brooks an 18th Century Reverse Glass Mezzotint by Charles Spooner (1720 - 1767)

Titled ‘ Mrs Brooks C.Spooner Fecit - Pronter by Jn Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill’

This fine and richly coloured impression c.

“
1750 is housed in its original hand carved and gilded pear wood frame, and is in excellent condition.
The English Interior
fig 2. An eighteenth-century reverse glass mezzotint depicting a woman wearing a red hat and cape set within an oval border and dark wooden frame.
fig 2. Mrs Brooks an 18th Century Reverse Glass Mezzotint by Charles Spooner (1720 - 1767)

Higher resolution images on request.

Worldwide shipping available.

Medium: Reverse glass mezzotint.

Dimensions: 280mm x 210mm

Framed dimensions: 320mm x 260mm

Height
32cm (12.60")
Width
26cm (10.24")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Date of Manufacture

The English Interior has dated this Reverse Glass Mezzotint Portrait to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1223069
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Archive I An eighteenth-century reverse glass mezzotint depicting a woman wearing a red hat and cape set within an oval border and dark wooden frame.

Mrs Brooks an 18th Century Reverse Glass Mezzotint by Charles Spooner (1720 - 1767)

Archive II An eighteenth-century reverse glass mezzotint depicting a woman wearing a red hat and cape set within an oval border and dark wooden frame. View II
Archive III An eighteenth-century reverse glass mezzotint depicting a woman wearing a red hat and cape set within an oval border and dark wooden frame. View III
Archive IV An eighteenth-century reverse glass mezzotint depicting a woman wearing a red hat and cape set within an oval border and dark wooden frame. View IV
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An eighteenth-century reverse glass mezzotint depicting a woman wearing a red hat and cape set within an oval border and dark wooden frame.
MRS BROOKS AN 18TH CENTURY REVERSE GLASS MEZZOTINT BY CHARLES SPOONER (1720 - 1767)
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An eighteenth-century reverse glass mezzotint depicting a woman wearing a red hat and cape set within an oval border and dark wooden frame.
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A reverse glass mezzotint, also known as a glass transfer print, is an eighteenth-century artistic technique where a paper mezzotint engraving is adhered face-down onto glass, the paper backing is scraped thin until translucent, and oil paint is applied directly to the back.

These works relied on hand-blown crown glass plates, paper prints pulled from etched copperplates, spirit varnishes or turpentine adhesives, and oil-based paint pigments enclosed within timber frames.

Authentic period examples feature hand-blown glass variations such as air bubbles, natural oxidisation of pigments, fine paint craquelure, and period timber frames secured with hand-cut nails or early joinery.

Positioning period artwork within a structured gallery wall, above a hallway console table, or inside a quiet alcove provides historical contrast to contemporary architectural lines.

Frame-encased glass art must be kept in climate-controlled environments away from direct sunlight, with routine cleaning restricted to a dry microfibre cloth applied gently to the front glass face.
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