Antique prints and engravings  - Classical & Historical

Antique prints and engravings - Classical & Historical

Lot 13079: Jacobus Houbraken - Rare engraving of Marquess of Montrose 1747

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Start price: £20

Estimated price: £40 - £80

Buyer's Premium:

These engravings are from The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain by Thomas Birch. Printed by John Knapton 1747, London.

The engravings were either by Jacobus Houbraken and George Vertue after Holbein,Kneller, Van Dyck et al. These copper-engraved plates are by Houbraken and are accompanied by a short history and biography of the figure.

This lot comprises engravings of General John Lambert , Sir William Temple and Charles Lord Talbot.

Size: 10in x 16in (25cm x 41cm)


Condition report:

Excellent condition - please review the images carefully