The Right Honorable Sir Charles Pratt, Knight, now Lord Camden 1786

This 1786 mezzotint by John Faber the Younger depicts Charles Pratt, the first Baron Camden, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench. Mezzotints are a form of printmaking that uses a grainy, textured surface to create a range of tones, which makes this print appear more like a painting than a line engraving. The sitter is depicted in his judicial robes, highlighting his high position in the British justice system. Faber's portrait captures Camden's likeness in a realistic and dignified way, typical of formal portraiture during the 18th century. This print is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.