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Jacobus Houbraken 1Sir Thomas Smyth, portrait engraving, c18201820
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Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) after Holbein.
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)
Sir Thomas Smythe or Smith, (1558-1625) was an English merchant, politician and colonial administrator. He was the first governor of the East India Company and treasurer of the Virginia Company from 1609 to 1620 until enveloped by scandal.
- Creator:Jacobus Houbraken 1 (Dutch)
- Creation Year:1820
- Dimensions:Height: 14.18 in (36 cm)Width: 9.06 in (23 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Melbourne, AU
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Jacobus Houbraken 1
Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) was a Dutch engraver who devoted himself almost entirely to portraiture. He produced a published record of the lives of artists from the Dutch Golden Age. In many cases his portraits are the only likenesses left of these people. Houbraken He collaborated with the historian Thomas Birch and artist George Vertue, on the project entitled, "Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain", published in parts in London from 1743 to 1752. From 1752 to 1759 he worked with the historian Jan Wagenaar (1709–1773) on his 21 part "Vaderlandsche Historie", published by Isaac Tirion in Amsterdam.
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