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Houbraken - 3 engravings of Illustrious Persons 1747

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Start price: £60

Estimated price: £150 - £250

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Houbraken

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.

The Dutch engraver Jacobus Houbraken was one of the most accomplished portrait engravers of the eighteenth century.

Under the framed portrait of each individual, Houbraken also engraved both the delightful vignettes and objects describing the importance of each person.

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

Condition: Excellent – please review the image carefully


Excellent - please review the image carefully