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Queen Caroline as Princess of Wales - By John Smith After G. Kneller
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Queen Caroline as Princess of Wales - By John Smith After G. Kneller

18th century
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Mezzotint of Queen Caroline as Princess of Wales. Half length with hair in ringlets, low bodice edged in ermine and with jewelled claps on front and with left hand raised to shoulder.

English inscription below, including publisher's address, 'Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyoin & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden'. After Sir Godfrey Kneller's portrait of Queen Caroline painted in 1716 and which can be found in the Royal Collection.

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Sheet: 35.2cm x 25.6cm.

Framed: 50cm x 40cm.

Price: £680

Physical Dimensions
Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
40cm (15.75")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

The Mezzotint Man has dated this Antique Portrait Mezzotint Print to the 18th Century.

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SA1233969
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Mezzotint of Queen Caroline as Princess of Wales.
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Half length with hair in ringlets, low bodice edged in ermine and with jewelled claps on front and with left hand raised to shoulder.
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English inscription below, including publisher's address, 'Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyoin & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden'. After Sir Godfrey Kneller's portrait of Queen Caroline painted in 1716 and which can be found in the Royal Collection.

fig 1. A framed monochrome mezzotint portrait depicting Queen Caroline inside an oval vignette with text below, set within a black frame and light mount.
fig 1. Queen Caroline as Princess of Wales - By John Smith After G. Kneller

Higher resolution images upon request.

Worldwide shipping available.

Sheet: 35.2cm x 25.6cm.

Framed: 50cm x 40cm.

Price: £680

Height
50cm (19.69")
Width
40cm (15.75")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

The Mezzotint Man has dated this Antique Portrait Mezzotint Print to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1233969
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Archive I A framed monochrome mezzotint portrait depicting Queen Caroline inside an oval vignette with text below, set within a black frame and light mount.

Queen Caroline as Princess of Wales - By John Smith After G. Kneller

Archive II A framed monochrome mezzotint portrait depicting Queen Caroline inside an oval vignette with text below, set within a black frame and light mount. View II
Archive III A framed monochrome mezzotint portrait depicting Queen Caroline inside an oval vignette with text below, set within a black frame and light mount. View III
Archive IV A framed monochrome mezzotint portrait depicting Queen Caroline inside an oval vignette with text below, set within a black frame and light mount. View IV
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A framed monochrome mezzotint portrait depicting Queen Caroline inside an oval vignette with text below, set within a black frame and light mount.
QUEEN CAROLINE AS PRINCESS OF WALES - BY JOHN SMITH AFTER G. KNELLER
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A framed monochrome mezzotint portrait depicting Queen Caroline inside an oval vignette with text below, set within a black frame and light mount.
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A mezzotint is an 18th-century intaglio printmaking process created by roughening a copper plate with a rocker tool to produce rich tonal gradients and deep shadows without cross-hatching lines.

Period prints were produced using oil-based inks pressed from copper plates onto handmade rag paper, which often shows chain lines and laid watermarks under close inspection.

Authentic antique mezzotints exhibit velvety tonal depth, soft transitions, a visible embossed plate mark around the image boundary, and period laid paper composition.

Display framed monochrome artwork above a console table or integrate it within an eclectic gallery wall to create visual contrast against contemporary wall colours.

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