Lady Elizabeth Montagu
James McArdell
1756
Medium
Mezzotint on ivory laid paper
Classification
mezzotint
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
2092
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
James McArdell · 1729–1765
**James MacArdell** (c. 1729 – 2 June 1765) was an Irish mezzotint engraver renowned for his masterful portraits of prominent figures in 18th-century Britain and Ireland. Born in Cow Lane (later Greek Street) in Dublin’s St Michan’s Parish, he trained under the engraver John Brooks. When Brooks relocated to London in 1746, MacArdell followed along with fellow pupils including Charles Spooner, esta...