Richard Houston
Irish, about 1721–1775
After Prince Rupert of the Rhine
German, 1619-1682
Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura
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Richard Houston
Irish, about 1721–1775
After Prince Rupert of the Rhine
German, 1619-16821755
Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura
Richard Houston Irish, about 1721–1775 After Prince Rupert of the Rhine German, 1619-1682 →mezzotintprint
Date
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.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection
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.