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Richard Houston

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Smithsonian

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_S_NPG.67.40
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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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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Artworks (6)

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

Lady Selina Hastings

1731 · paper

height: 326 cm, width: 226 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Frederik de Grote

1731 · paper

width: 254 cm, height: 388 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Charles Watson-Wentworth

1731 · paper

height: 388 cm, width: 276 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van William Romaine

1731 · paper

height: 355 cm, width: 255 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Stringer Lawrence

1731 · paper

width: 276 cm, height: 388 cm

Rijksmuseum

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6 published of 6 catalogued · 6 with image

Rijksmuseum
5 published5 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img

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1 entries · 1 sources

Lady Selina Hastings
1731 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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