James McArdell

James MacArdell learnt mezzotint engraving from John Brooks and followed him to London in 1746. There he opened a print shop at the Golden Head in Covent Garden. He engraved more than thirty portraits by Joshua Reynolds and twenty-five by Thomas Hudson. He also made portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte, and engraved pictures by Rubens, Van Dyck and Rembrandt. He was born in Dublin around 1729 and died on 2 June 1765, and he was buried at Hampstead. Browse 133 works by James McArdell from 4 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikipedia