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Title: Sir Richard Steele
Series/Portfolio: Thomas Birch, The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, Engraved by Mr Houbraken and by Mr Virtue
Engraver:
Jacob Houbraken (Dutch, Dordrecht 1698–1780 Amsterdam)
Artist:
After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
Designer:
Ornamental border after Hubert François Gravelot (French, Paris 1699–1773 Paris)
Publisher:
J. and P. Knapton (British, active 1735–89)
Author:
Relates to a series by Thomas Birch (British, 1705–1766)
Sitter:
Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland (British, London 1491–1547 London)
Date: 1750
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions:
Plate: 14 7/16 × 9 in. (36.7 × 22.8 cm)
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 9 5/16 in. (37.4 × 23.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Object Number: 62.635.717
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