Artwork
H Beard Print Collection
H Beard Print Collection is a print by the Baroque artist Arnold Houbraken. It is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. This print is part of a collection featuring various engraved portraits.
About this work
Overview
This print is part of a collection featuring various engraved portraits.
Subject & Meaning
One of the engravings depicts William Cecil, Lord Burleigh, a prominent historical figure.
Technique & Style
The work is an engraving, a printmaking technique that involves carving a design into a hard surface.
Artist & collection
Artist
Arnold Houbraken (28 March 1660 – 14 October 1719) was a Dutch painter and writer from Dordrecht, now remembered mainly as a biographer of Dutch Golden Age painters.
William Cecill, First Baron Burghley
James VI, King of Scotland
Sir Julius Caesar, Master of the Roules
James I
Christian IV of Denmark
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Tycho de Brahe
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Ulrich Grundherr
Sir Walter Raleigh
Ludovic Stuart, Duke of Lennox and Richmond
William Cecil, Lord Burleigh