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Lot 170: John Faber II (1695-1756), After Sir Godfrey Kneller

Est: £800 GBP - £1,200 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomSeptember 16, 2009

Item Overview

Description

John Faber II (1695-1756), After Sir Godfrey Kneller
Portraits of the Kit Kat Club
forty seven mezzotints on laid paper, with margins, published by J.Tonson and J.Faber, London, 1735, with engraved dedication plate to the Duke of Somerset and mezzotint title page, contained within calf binding, worn a rubbed, spine missing and boards detached
S. 14¾ x 10 5/8in. (37.5 x 27cm.)

Artist or Maker

Literature

Chaloner Smith 208

Notes

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
This early series of mezzotint portraits of the leading Whigs who formed the club were painted by Kneller to hang in the room built for the reception of its members at Jacob Tonson's house at Barn Elms. The proportions of the room necessitated the use of a smaller than usual 36 x 28 inch canvas, known since as a kit kat.

Auction Details

Old Master, Decorative, Modern and Contemporary Prints

by
Christie's
September 16, 2009, 12:00 AM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK