Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura
1755 · Mezzotint in black on ivory laid paper
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.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Richard Houston
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Richard Houston (1721?–1775) was an Irish mezzotint engraver, whose career was mostly in London.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago
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