Jacobus Houbraken

Dutch · 1698–1780 · Printmaker

Jacobus Houbraken was a Dutch engraver and the son of the artist and biographer Arnold Houbraken (1660–1719), whom he assisted in producing a published record of the lives of… (Wikipedia)

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Jacobus Houbraken was a Dutch engraver and the son of the artist and biographer Arnold Houbraken (1660–1719), whom he assisted in producing a published record of the lives of artists from the Dutch Golden Age.

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Born 1698, DordrechtDied 1780, AmsterdamOccupation PrintmakerWikidata Q1375551 ↗ULAN 500007033 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as J. Houbraken, Jacob Houbraken, Jakobus Houbraken

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Jacobus Houbraken, Mary, Queen of Scots — **Mary, Queen of Scots**1738 · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958 — Open Acces…

Jacobus Houbraken, William Shakespeare — **William Shakespeare**1747 · Etching and engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917 — Open Access…

Jacobus Houbraken, Sidney, Earl of Godolphin, Lord High Treasurer — **Sidney, Earl of Godolphin, Lord High Treasurer**ca. 1740 · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Morrison Heckscher, 2013 — Open Acces…

Jacobus Houbraken, Adriaen van Ostade — **Adriaen van Ostade**etching and engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Jacobus Houbraken, Louise de Coligny — **Louise de Coligny**etching and engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Addie Burr Clark — Open Access (…

Jacobus Houbraken, William Cecil, Lord Burleigh — **William Cecil, Lord Burleigh**published 1738 · engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Jacobus Houbraken, Portrait of a Gentleman — **Portrait of a Gentleman**engraving on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Henry and Judith Rice Millon, in…

Jacobus Houbraken, James, Earl of Morton — **James, Earl of Morton**1740 · engraving and etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Henry and Judith Rice Millon, in…

Jacobus Houbraken, Dubbelportret van Anna Maria van Schurman en Johanna Koerten — **Dubbelportret van Anna Maria van Schurman en Johanna Koerten**1710 - 1750
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Jacobus Houbraken, Portret van Christianus Carolus Henricus van der Aa — **Portret van Christianus Carolus Henricus van der Aa**1770 - 1772
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Jacobus Houbraken, Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron — **Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron**1738
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Jacobus Houbraken, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Jacobus Houbraken, John Milton — **John Milton**1741
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Jacobus Houbraken, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Jacobus Houbraken, George Anson, first Baron Anson — **George Anson, first Baron Anson**1751
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Jacobus Houbraken, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Jacobus Houbraken, Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester — **Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester**1738
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Jacobus Houbraken, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Jacobus Houbraken, Thomas Otway — **Thomas Otway**1741
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Jacobus Houbraken, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Jacobus Houbraken, Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough — **Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough**1740
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Jacobus Houbraken, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Jacobus Houbraken, Frederick Duke of Schonberg — **Frederick Duke of Schonberg**1739
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Jacobus Houbraken, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Jacobus Houbraken, Cardinal Wolsey — **Cardinal Wolsey**1738
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Jacobus Houbraken, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art

Jacobus Houbraken, The Boys of Amsterdam — **The Boys of Amsterdam**n.d. · Engraving on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection — public doma…

Jacobus Houbraken, William Harvey, M.D. — **William Harvey, M.D.**1739 · Engraving, with etching, on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Robert Sonnenschein — public domain (CC0)

Jacobus Houbraken, Peter I of Russia — **Peter I of Russia**1752 · Engraving on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collec…

Jacobus Houbraken, Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey — **Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey**n.d. · Engraving on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection — public doma…

Jacobus Houbraken, Maria, Wife of Willem II of Orange — **Maria, Wife of Willem II of Orange**n.d. · Engraving Engraving on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collec…

Jacobus Houbraken, J. Burmannus — **J. Burmannus**n.d. · Engraving on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Robert Sonnenschein — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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