The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain, engraven by Mr. Houbraken, and Mr. Vertue. . With their lives and characters. By Thomas Birch, ... 3025660

The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain, engraven by Mr. Houbraken, and Mr. Vertue. . With their lives and characters. By Thomas Birch, ...

Jacobus Houbraken (Dordrecht 1698 - Amsterdam 1780)

Date

1743 - 1751

Materials

Collection

Ickworth, Suffolk

NT 3025660

Summary

Bibliographic description

2v. bound in 1.,plates . ports.. . fol.. Provenance: "Lady Hervey [i.e. Mary Lepel, Lady Hervey (1696-1768)]" listed among subscribers.. Binding: Eighteenth century? gold tooled marbled calf binding by Upham & Beet (ticket); marbled edges and end papers; rebacked.

Provenance

Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956

Makers and roles

Jacobus Houbraken (Dordrecht 1698 - Amsterdam 1780), engraver (printmaker) George Vertue (London 1684 - London 1756), artist Thomas Birch (1705-1766) , engraver and publisher

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