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John Faber II (1695-1756), After Sir Godfrey Kneller

Portraits of the Kit Kat Club

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John Faber II (1695-1756), After Sir Godfrey Kneller
Portraits of the Kit Kat Club
forty seven mezzotints on laid paper, with margins, published by J.Tonson and J.Faber, London, 1735, with engraved dedication plate to the Duke of Somerset and mezzotint title page, contained within calf binding, worn a rubbed, spine missing and boards detached
S. 14¾ x 10 5/8in. (37.5 x 27cm.)
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Chaloner Smith 208
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This early series of mezzotint portraits of the leading Whigs who formed the club were painted by Kneller to hang in the room built for the reception of its members at Jacob Tonson's house at Barn Elms. The proportions of the room necessitated the use of a smaller than usual 36 x 28 inch canvas, known since as a kit kat.