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Jacob HOUBRAKEN (engraver), Hubert-François GRAVELOT (draughtsman and engraver), Cornelius JOHNSON (after)
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
(1738-1742)
from The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain by Thomas Birch, published by John and Paul Knapton, London 1743–52
Medium
engraving
Measurements
35.0 × 21.8 cm (image) 36.2 × 22.7 cm (plate) 54.5 × 38.2 cm irreg. (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Amsterdam, the Netherlands; London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Ver Huell 34; IFF 568 (Gravelot)
Printing/Publishing
published by John and Paul Knapton, London
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: C. Johnson pinx.
printed in ink l.c.: At Somerſet house
printed in ink l.r.: Jacobus Houbraken Sculp. Amst.
printed in ink in oval frame around sitter u.r.: George Villiers Duke of Buckingham
Accession Number
1278.239-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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