Jacobus Houbraken was a Dutch engraver and the son of the artist and biographer Arnold Houbraken, whom he assisted in producing a published record of the lives of artists from the Dutch Golden Age. Houbraken was born in Dordrecht and learned the art of engraving from his father. In 1707 he moved to Amsterdam, where for years he helped his father with his magnum opus, his art historical work The Great Theatre of Dutch Painters (1718–21). When his father died, he assisted his mother with the last proofs of the manuscript before publishing. With this project, he started his portraits of Netherlandish celebrities, that are today in many cases the only likenesses left of these people. Houbraken was influenced by studying the works of Cornelis Cort, Jonas Suyderhoef, Gerard Edelinck and the Visschers. He died, aged 81, in Amsterdam.
Sir Francis Drake: 18th C. Portrait of 16th C. Navigator, Privateer, Politician
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
This an 18th century copper plate engraved portrait of Sir Francis Drake by Jacobus Houbraken, after a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, from "The Hea...
Engraving
18th C. Portrait of William Harvey, MD: 17th C. Circulatory System Discoveries
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
An 18th century engraved portrait of William Harvey, MD by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Wilhem von Bemmel, from "The Heads of Illustrious Pers...
Engraving
Sir Francis Bacon: 18th C. Portrait of Philosopher, Scientist, Author, Statesman
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of Sir Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans, Lord Chancellor by Jacobus Houbraken in 1738 after a p...
Engraving
$675
Johannes Wesselius Portrait: An 18th Century Engraving/Etching by Houbraken
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century engraved and etched portrait of Johannes Wesselius by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Jan Maurits Quinkhard. It depicts a half-height image of Wesselius...
Engraving, Etching
$875
Hand-Colored Houbraken Portrait of "Henry, Prince of Wales, Son of James"
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
A hand-colored portrait of Henry Prince of Wales, Son of James, engraved and etched by the Dutch master of portraits Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780...
Engraving, Etching
Joseph Addison: 18th C. Portrait of Philosopher, Poet, Playwright and Politician
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of Joseph Addison, Esq. by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, from "The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain", published in London in 1748 by John & Paul Knapton. It depicts a bust portrait of Addison in an ornamental oval. He is turned to his right, but he is looking directly at the viewer. He is wearing a dark coat over a white shirt. Below the oval are items relating to plays, music, as well as the rod of Asclepius and books lying in foreground on the right. Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. he founded The Spectator magazine with his friend Richard Steele. In 1712, Addison wrote his most famous work, "Cato, a Tragedy". It focussed on the last days of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis, He was dealing with issues of individual liberty versus government tyranny. The play was particularly popular in America. It is credited as an inspiration for the American Revolution. General George Washington had Cato performed for the Continental Army at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-78. Several famous quotations from the American Revolution were inspired by passages in Cato, including: Patrick Henry's famous "Give me liberty or give me death!", inspired by Act II, Scene 4: "It is not now time to talk of aught, But chains or conquest, liberty or death.") and Nathan Hale...
Engraving
Lieutenant General Talmash: 18th C. Portrait by Houbraken
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of Lieutenant General Talmash by Jacobus Houbraken after a painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, from "The Heads of Illustrious Perso...
Engraving
Apollo, plate 11 from the series of The Gods in Niches
Located in Middletown, NY
by Jacopo Caraglio (after Rosso Fiorentino) Rome: Carlo Losi, 1526. Engraving on cream laid paper, 8 1/2 x 4 3/8 inches, 215 x 110 mm), thread margins. In very good condition with a...
Laid Paper, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Sleeping Herdsman by Charles Amand-Durand
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Middletown, NY
A an impression after Rembrandt's only state of this image. Paris: 1644. Etching and engraving on high quality buff wove paper 4 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches (124 x 114 mm); sheet 12 5/8 x 1...
Laid Paper, Etching, Engraving
The Battle of the Amazons (Bellum Amazonum)
By Enea Vico
Located in Middletown, NY
A fierce battle scene with women warriors. (after Perino del Vaga) Engraving on oval-shaped light laid paper, 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches (260 x 274 mm), the full sheet, trimmed at the pl...
Laid Paper, Engraving
$140
H 5.71 in W 4.14 in
George II, King of England, royalty portrait engraving, circa 1780
By Pierre Francois Basan (1723-1797) after Founan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'George II' Copper-line engraving by Pierre Francois Basan (1723-1797) after Founan. Basan (1723-1797) was a French engraver and publisher. George II (1683-1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Leneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. He was the last British monarch to have been born outside Great Britain, and was famous for his numerous conflicts with his father and, subsequently, with his son. As king, he exercised little control over policy in his early reign, the government instead being controlled by Great Britain's de facto first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole...
Engraving
$140
H 5.71 in W 4.14 in
George I, King of England, royalty portrait engraving, circa 1780
By Pierre Francois Basan (1723-1797) after Founan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'George I' Copper-line engraving by Pierre Francois Basan (1723-1797) after Founan. Basan (1723-1797) was a French engraver and publisher. George I (1660-1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire...
Engraving
$75
H 9.85 in W 6.3 in
Benjamin Franklin, 19th century American political portrait engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Benjamin Franklin Steel-engraving by WJ Edwards after Joseph Siffred Duplessis. C1860. . Vignette below image titled 'Declaration of Independence'. When Franklin arrived in France ...
Engraving
$9,000
H 54 in W 90.5 in
Semen: large scale expressionist nude male figure portrait, floating in pink
By Francesco Clemente
Located in New York, NY
This large scale, ethereal portrait depicts a tranquil male nude figure floating in pink and blue. Based on a tempera painting, an expressionist, emotive piece to bring dramatic impa...
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
She's My Baby
By Norman Rockwell
Located in Saint Petersburg, FL
Offered at an exceptional price, this piece is in excellent condition and will ship rolled. Edition number 173 / 200. There are 200 pieces in the edition all signed and numbered b...
Lithograph
Native North American Artefacts, German chromolithograph, circa 1895
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
German chromolithograph of native American artefacts. Circa 1895.
Lithograph
$120
H 14.18 in W 9.06 in
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...
Engraving
$700
H 1.86 in W 3.63 in
Kampf dreier Männer (Man fighting with two couples on horseback)
By Hans Sebald Beham
Located in Middletown, NY
Frankfurt: c1550. Engraving on laid paper, 1 7/8 x 3 5/8 inches (47 x 92 mm), thread margins. Ex-collection D.G. de Arozarena (Lugt 109) with his collector's mark in blue ink on ver...
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving
$2,500
H 11.58 in W 16.3 in
Portrait of Bartholomeus Spranger with an Allegory on the Death of his Wife
By Aegidius Sadeler
Located in Middletown, NY
Sadeler, Aegidius II, after Bartholomeus Spranger Portrait of Bartholomeus Spranger with an Allegory on the Death of his Wife, Christina Muller Engraving on hand made laid paper wit...
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving
Sir Francis Drake
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jacobus Houbraken (Dutch, 1698-1780) Title: "Sir Francis Drake" (Plate 31) Portfolio: The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain Year:...
Copper
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H 14 in W 8.5 in D 0.1 in
British Aristocrats - Collection of 13 Eighteenth Century Portrait Engravings
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb collection of thirteen antique engravings, all dating to the 18th century, by the Dutch master engraver, Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780). The collection depicts various notabl...
Engraving
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H 14.5 in W 9.5 in D 0.1 in
British Aristocrats - Collection of 27 Eighteenth Century Portrait Engravings
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb collection of twenty seven (27) antique engravings, all dating to the 18th century, by the Dutch master engraver, Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780). The collection depicts vario...
Engraving
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H 14.5 in W 9.5 in D 0.1 in
Earls & Dukes - Collection of 25 Eighteenth Century Engravings British Aristo's
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb collection of twenty five antique engravings, all dating to the 18th century, by the Dutch master engraver, Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780). The collection depicts nineteen (1...
Engraving