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Jacobus Houbraken Art

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Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) was a Dutch engraver who devoted himself almost entirely to portraiture. He produced a published record of the lives of artists from the Dutch Golden Age. In many cases his portraits are the only likenesses left of these people. Houbraken He collaborated with the historian Thomas Birch and artist George Vertue, on the project entitled, "Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain", published in parts in London from 1743 to 1752. From 1752 to 1759 he worked with the historian Jan Wagenaar (1709–1773) on his 21 part "Vaderlandsche Historie", published by Isaac Tirion in Amsterdam.
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Artist: Jacobus Houbraken
Henry Bennet Earl of Arlington, English Civil War, portrait engraving, c1820
Henry Bennet Earl of Arlington, English Civil War, portrait engraving, c1820

Henry Bennet Earl of Arlington, English Civil War, portrait engraving, c1820

By Jacobus Houbraken 1

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) after Peter Lely. Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical figures with elaborate cartouches. Originally published 1739, this impression c1820. 360mm by 230mm (platemark) Henry Bennet, 1st earl of Arlington, 1618-85, was an English statesman who fought for the royalists in the English civil war...

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Early 19th Century Renaissance Jacobus Houbraken Art

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Sir Thomas Smyth, portrait engraving, c1820

Sir Thomas Smyth, portrait engraving, c1820

By Jacobus Houbraken 1

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) after Holbein. Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical figures with elaborate cartouches. Originally published 1739, this impression c1820. 360mm by 230mm (platemark) Sir Thomas Smythe...

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Early 19th Century Renaissance Jacobus Houbraken Art

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Francis Lord Cottington, portrait engraving print, c1820

Francis Lord Cottington, portrait engraving print, c1820

By Jacobus Houbraken 1

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780). Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical figures with elaborate cartouches. Originally published 1739, this impression c1820. 360mm by 230mm (platemark) Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington was the English lord...

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Early 19th Century Renaissance Jacobus Houbraken Art

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Thomas Lord Coventry Lord Keeper, portrait engraving, c1820

Thomas Lord Coventry Lord Keeper, portrait engraving, c1820

By Jacobus Houbraken 1

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780). Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical figures with elaborate cartouc...

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Early 19th Century Renaissance Jacobus Houbraken Art

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Samuel Clarke DD, portrait engraving, c1820
Samuel Clarke DD, portrait engraving, c1820

Samuel Clarke DD, portrait engraving, c1820

By Jacobus Houbraken 1

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) after the painting by Gibson. Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical f...

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Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, portrait engraving, c1820

Henry Howard Earl of Surrey, portrait engraving, c1820

By Jacobus Houbraken 1

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780). Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical figures with elaborate cartouches. Originally published 1739, this impression c1820. 360mm by 230mm (platemark) Henry Howard...

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Sir William Wyndham, portrait engraving, c1820

Sir William Wyndham, portrait engraving, c1820

By Jacobus Houbraken 1

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780). Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical figures with elaborate cartouc...

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Early 19th Century Renaissance Jacobus Houbraken Art

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