Nath. Hone Pictor

Dateca. 1770

After work by Nathaniel Hone 1718 - 1784

Engraver Edward Fisher 1722 - 1782

MediumHand-colored mezzotint with line engraving

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1968-36

DescriptionLower margin reads: "Se ipse Pinx.t/ Edwardus Fisher sculpsit/ Nath. Hone Pictor/ et Acad.ae Flor.ae Soc.s."Label TextThis print is based on a self-portrait of the English artist Nathaniel Hone who is well known as a portraitist. He is depicted holding a crayon and a portfolio, standing in front of an easel.ProvenanceBefore 1968, Avis and Rockwell Gardiner (Stamford, CT); 1968-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).