Jacobus Houbraken
(1698-1780), EngraverArtist 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.
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1740 (1632-1633)
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, 1741
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Samuel Cooper
line engraving, published 1742 (1741)
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, 1744
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published circa 1746
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Unknown woman formerly known as Anne Boleyn
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Hans Holbein the Younger
line engraving, circa 1746
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Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, circa 1746 (circa 1704-1710)
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton
line engraving, circa 1746
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Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Arthur Pond
line engraving, published 1746
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Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Anthony van Dyck
line engraving, published 1747 (1744)
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Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and 7th Earl of Winchilsea
by Jacobus Houbraken, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
line engraving, published 1747
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by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Samuel Cooper
line engraving, circa 1755-1780
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
by Jacobus Houbraken, after Sir Peter Paul Rubens
line engraving, published 1763
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Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel
by Jacobus Houbraken, after Sir Peter Paul Rubens
line engraving, published 1763
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