About this artwork
Richard Houston was an Irish painter and etcher who worked in England. He copied paintings primarily by Sir Joshua Reynolds. This print, however, is one of at least five copies of a mezzotint by Prince Rupert, who brought this new technique to England around 1654.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Richard Houston
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Title
- Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura
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Place
- Ireland (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- Made 1755
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Medium
- Mezzotint in black on ivory laid paper
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Dimensions
- Image/plate: 13 × 16.3 cm (5 1/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Sheet: 17.8 × 17.8 cm (7 1/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection
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Reference Number
- 1887.433
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/62/manifest.json
Extended information about this artwork
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