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Jacobus Houbraken

(1698-1780), Engraver

Artist associated with 435 portraits
Jacobus Houbraken was the leading portrait engraver in eighteenth-century Holland. The son of the painter and art writer Arnold Houbraken, he settled in Amsterdam in 1707, and during his lifetime engraved 400 portraits after paintings by contemporary Dutch painters. Working with the historian and artist, George Vertue, Houbraken engraved most of the important representations of Britain's most noted men from the past. The project was entitled The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain and was published in London between 1743 and 1752.

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Unknown woman engraved as Catherine Howard, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Hans Holbein the Younger - NPG D24183

Unknown woman engraved as Catherine Howard

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, probably 18th century
NPG D24183

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, after Jacobus Houbraken - NPG D24238

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

after Jacobus Houbraken
line engraving, probably 18th century
NPG D24238

Desiderius Erasmus, possibly by Jacobus Houbraken - NPG D24295

Desiderius Erasmus

possibly by Jacobus Houbraken
line engraving, probably 18th century
NPG D24295

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG D26510

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D26510

Godard van Reede-Ginckel, 1st Earl of Athlone, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Ursula Philippota Reede-Ginckel (née van Raesfelt), Countess of Athlone - NPG D9012

Godard van Reede-Ginckel, 1st Earl of Athlone

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Ursula Philippota Reede-Ginckel (née van Raesfelt), Countess of Athlone
line engraving, 1702 or after
NPG D9012

Sir Isaac Newton, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D30979

Sir Isaac Newton

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, (1702)
NPG D30979

Sir Isaac Newton, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D38741

Sir Isaac Newton

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, (1702)
NPG D38741

Sir Isaac Newton, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D38742

Sir Isaac Newton

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, (1702)
NPG D38742

Sir Isaac Newton, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D13924

Sir Isaac Newton

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, (1702)
NPG D13924

Sir Isaac Newton, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D19601

Sir Isaac Newton

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, (1702)
NPG D19601

William Warburton, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Unknown artist - NPG D7568

William Warburton

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1725-1750
NPG D7568

Paul de Rapin, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Jan Henrik Brandon - NPG D8720

Paul de Rapin

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Jan Henrik Brandon
line engraving, 1725
NPG D8720

William Warburton, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Unknown artist - NPG D14217

William Warburton

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Unknown artist
line engraving, circa 1725-1750
NPG D14217

Paul de Rapin, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Jan Henrik Brandon - NPG D18962

Paul de Rapin

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Jan Henrik Brandon
line engraving, 1725
NPG D18962

John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford, after Jacobus Houbraken - NPG D24818

John Russell, 1st Earl of Bedford

after Jacobus Houbraken
line engraving, probably mid 18th century
NPG D24818

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, by Jacobus Houbraken - NPG D25149

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester

by Jacobus Houbraken
line engraving, possibly mid to late 18th century
NPG D25149

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen) - NPG D25823

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Cornelius Johnson (Cornelius Janssen van Ceulen)
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D25823

Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, by Jacobus Houbraken, after  Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt - NPG D26198

Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange

by Jacobus Houbraken, after Michiel Jansz. van Miereveldt
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D26198

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