John Hall

John Hall was a graphic artist or printmaker whose professional activity is documented across a broad historical span, registered between 1700 and 1935. The body of work attributed to Hall and held by major institutions includes ten prints, four index of american designs, and one volume.

Establishing the importance and enduring quality of his historic output, works by John Hall are preserved in prestigious collections worldwide, including the Rijksmuseum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the National Gallery of Art. The known works represented in these collections indicate a focus on historical portraiture and genre scenes. Documented prints include multiple impressions of the portrait Mary, Queen of Scots, as well as representations of figures like Abraham Cowley and Portret van Tiberius Dominikus Wocher. The collection also includes the genre scene Banditti Gambling.

Given the long timeline of his activity, many of the original plates and images created by John Hall are now in the public domain. This accessibility allows researchers and collectors to acquire high-quality prints and reproductions of the artist’s historically significant documentation.