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Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura

Mezzotint of a light-skinned bearded man in left profile wearing a twisted band of fabric wrapped around his head.
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  • Mezzotint of a light-skinned bearded man in left profile wearing a twisted band of fabric wrapped around his head.

Date:

1755

Artist:

Richard Houston
Irish, about 1721–1775
After Prince Rupert of the Rhine
German, 1619-1682

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.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Richard Houston

Title

Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura

Place

Ireland (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1755

Medium

Mezzotint in black on ivory laid paper

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.)

Credit Line

Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection

Reference Number

1887.433

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