Long nineteenth century · Art Institute of Chicago · 62
Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura
Richard Houston (Irish, circa 1721–1775) after Prince Rupert of the Rhine, 1755
Art Institute of Chicago · Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection · Public domain
- Artist
- Richard Houston (Irish, circa 1721–1775) after Prince Rupert of the Rhine
- 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.)
- Era
- Long nineteenth century
Why it matters
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.