484 - THE MEZZOTINTER (*1652) after MURRAY (*1663), Portrait of Richard Cumberland, 1714, Mezzotint

THE MEZZOTINTER (*1652) after MURRAY (*1663), Portrait of Richard Cumberland, 1714, Mezzotint the mezzotinter: John Smith (1652 - 1743 ) after Thomas Murray (1663 - 1734 ibid.): Portrait of Richard Cumberland, Bishop of Peterborough, 1714, Mezzotint Technique: Mezzotint on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "T. Murray Pinx 1706 | J. Smith Fec: et ex.". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Richard Cumberland Lord Bishop of Peterborough. Consecrated July the 5th 1691. Ætatis Suæ 82. 1714.". Date: 1714 Description: The picture shows Richard Cumberland, Bishop of Peterborough, in half-length within an oval frame. He is wearing an allonge wig and ecclesiastical vestments with a surplice and mantle. Person: Richard Cumberland (1632 - 1718 ) Keywords: Portrait; Bishop; Church; Curls; Collar; Gown; Dignity; Seriousness; Oval; Frame; Light; Expression; Symmetry; Facial features; Old; Masculinity; Directness; Background; Composition; 18th century; Baroque; Portraits; United Kingdom; Size: Paper: 35,1 cm x 26,0 cm (13,8 x 10,2 in), Plate: 34,8 cm x 25,1 cm (13,7 x 9,9 in), Depiction: 30,3 cm x 25,1 cm (11,9 x 9,9 in) Condition: Good condition. Minor discolouration due to age. Occasionally slightly stained. Slight creases in the upper and lower margins.