Grinling Gibbons Mezzotint Portrait Engraving By JI Smith After Sir Godfrey Kneller 1690 Period Frame and Rolinda joined the family

and Rolinda joined the family enterprise at ages 17

he continued to work

It consists of a magnifying lens through which the picture is viewed

It would prove to be a happy marriage

Provenance: GC Williamson Collection Exhibited: Victoria & Albert Museum

Grinling Gibbons Mezzotint Portrait Engraving By JI Smith After Sir Godfrey Kneller 1690 Period Frame and Rolinda joined the familyJohn Smith c. 1652 1742 Mezzotint engraving published 1690 after Sir Godfrey Kneller 1646 1723. Portrait of Grinling Gibbons 1648 1721. Sculptor and woodcarver. A good early rich impression on laid paper thread margins. Slight time and edge wear to no real detriment. 27 by 35 cms. Overall. Ref: Chaloner Smith 105. 1.