John, Lord Carteret
Medium
mezzotint on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 35.2 x 25 cm (13 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.) sheet: 37.8 x 27.2 cm (14 7/8 x 10 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Paul Mellon Fund
Accession Number
2001.118.36
Art Historical Context
Behold *John, Lord Carteret*, a striking mezzotint engraving by Peter Pelham, around 1720 after an original portrait by the renowned Sir Godfrey Kneller. This captures John Carteret, 1st Earl Granville1690–1763), a prominent British statesman diplomat who served as Secretary of State under George I and II. Kneller, the era's premier portraitist and Principal Painter to the Crown, masterfully depicted Carter dignified poise, reflecting the grandeur of early 18th-century British nobility amid political turbulence like the Hanoverian succession. Pelham's mezzotint technique revolutionized printm...