- Jacobus Houbraken
Jacobus Houbraken (
December 25 ,1698 ,Dordrecht –November 14 ,1780 ,Amsterdam ) was a Dutchengraver , who was born inDordrecht .All that his father,
Arnold Houbraken (1660-1719), bequeathed to him was a fine constitution and a pure love for work. In 1707 he came to reside at Amsterdam, where for years he had to struggle incessantly against difficulties. He commenced the art ofengraving by studying the works ofCornelis Cort ,Jonas Suyderhoef ,Gerard Edelinck and the Visschers.He devoted himself almost entirely to
portrait ure. Among his best works are scenes from the comedy of "De Ontdekte Schijndeugd", executed in his eightieth year, afterCornelis Troost , who was called by his countrymen the DutchHogarth . Houbraken also engraved the portraits for his father's art historical work "De Groote Schouburgh der Nederlantsche konstschilders en schilderessen" (1718-1721) and forJan van Gool 's "Nieuwe schouburg der Nederlantsche kunstschilders" (Den Haag 1750–51).References
*1911
*Ver Hull, A., "Jacobus Houbraken et son oeuvre" (Arnhem, 1875), includes a full description of 120 engraved works.External links
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