{"product_id":"early-19th-century-engraving-duke-of-buckingham-by-jacobus-houbraken","title":"Early 19th Century Engraving \"Duke of Buckingham\" by Jacobus Houbraken","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHenry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, is one of the most compelling and ultimately tragic figures of the Wars of the Roses. He was Richard III's most powerful ally in the seizure of the throne, the man who helped orchestrate the deposition of Edward V, and then, within months, the leader of a rebellion against the very king he had helped create. He was beheaded in Salisbury marketplace in 1483, aged somewhere around twenty-six. History has never quite settled on what he was: opportunist, idealist, or simply someone who miscalculated at the worst possible moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eHoubraken gives him a face that holds all of that ambiguity. The portrait, engraved after a picture then in the possession of Magdalene College, Cambridge, shows a heavy-set man in the dress of the Yorkist court, a jeweled medallion at his chest, a fur-trimmed robe, the flat black cap of the period set at an angle that suggests authority without arrogance. The oval wreath cartouche that frames him is one of Houbraken's most elegant compositional devices, and the narrative vignette below the portrait, a multi-figure scene rendered with the same precise, controlled line as the portrait itself, adds the storytelling dimension that distinguishes these prints from simple likenesses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eArtist Biography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) was a Dutch engraver, apprenticed under his father, Arnold Houbraken (1660-1719). Houbraken’s style was similar to the portrait engravers of the great seventeenth century French school, most notably, Nanteuil, Drevet and Edelinck. He surpassed these masters in his ability to capture textures and tones. The Italian engraver, Raphael Morghen said, “No engraver has ever equalled, and probably will not equal, the Dutchman Jacobus Houbraken, in the manner of imitating the flesh and the hair by means of the graver.” He was sought after by both English and Dutch publishers. His most famous engravings for English publication were those for the historical series, \"The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain\", published in parts in London between 1734 and 1752. He worked alongside George Vertue (1684-1756), but most of the great portrayals were left to Houbraken, including those of Newton, Pope, Dryden, Shakespeare and Milton. Under the framed portrait of each individual, he designed and engraved the vignettes and objects associated with each person. Jacobus Houbraken's most important set of original portrait engravings, The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, required almost twenty years to complete. The set contains one hundred and eight portraits of British luminaries dating from the 14th to early 18th centuries including Kings, Queens, noblemen, politicians, writers, scientists and philosophers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[d]Title | Portrait of Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham [d]Engraver | Jacobus Houbraken (1698 to 1780) [d]Series | The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain [d]Medium | Engraving on paper [d]Subject | Portrait of Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingham, after a picture at Magdalene College, Cambridge [d]Origin | England (published London) [d]Date | 1749 (publication line in plate) [d]Edition | First-state impression [d]Size | 9.25 in W x 14.5 in H [d]Language | English [d]Frame | Unframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e[condition] Good condition for a work of this age. Even surface discoloration throughout the sheet, consistent with age. The sheet has been trimmed within the plate mark. Please refer to the photographs for a full assessment of the present state.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900282147094,"sku":"AMD-02581","price":200.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/82E0CF14-D919-4817-9D2B-B09E8187292C_1_201_a.jpg?v=1767387428","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie-design.myshopify.com\/products\/early-19th-century-engraving-duke-of-buckingham-by-jacobus-houbraken","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}