Dr. Samuel Clarke (1675 – 1729) (after Thomas Gibson)
Jacobus Houbraken (Dordrecht 1698 - Amsterdam 1780)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1730 - 1760
Materials
Paper, Wood
Measurements
505 x 355 mm
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 500065.9
Summary
Print, line engraving, Dr. Samuel Clarke (1675 – 1729) (after Thomas Gibson) by Jacobus Houbraken (Dordrecht 1698 - Amsterdam 1780). One of a set of ten engravings depicting notable seventeenth century figures. Half-length portrait in an oval; almost facing. Man with short curly wig wearing white collar and black jacket. Framed by a cartouche with an acanthus leaf border, acorns underneath, books, a staff surrounded by a vine and an astrological chart. Inscribed with 'SAMUEL CLARKE D.D.'.
Marks and inscriptions
David Hill / MAR 191 / PICTURE FRAME MAKER / (on label on back of frame)
Makers and roles
Jacobus Houbraken (Dordrecht 1698 - Amsterdam 1780), engraver (printmaker) after Thomas Gibson (c.1680 - London 1751), artist