Layton Smith
Date1754
Engraver
John Faber Jr.
1684 - 1756
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving on laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/8 × 9 1/16in. (33.3 × 23cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, The Friends of Colonial Williamsburg Collections Fund
Object number2024-216
DescriptionLower margin reads: "J. Faber Fecit 1754./ Layton Smith."Label TextThis portrait is of Layton Smith, a merchant from Sunbury in Middlesex county, England who was imprisoned in Fleet Prison for debt. Smith vowed never to cut his hair until he was released. Unfortunately for Smith, he died while imprisoned.ProvenanceBefore 2024, Grosvenor Prints (London, UK); 2024-present, purchased by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
