Samuel Buck; Nathaniel Buck
Engraver
Richard Houston
(Irish, born 1721-died 1775)
PainterAfter
Joseph Highmore
(English, born London, England 1692-died Canterbury, England 1780)
Date1774
Mediummezzotint
Dimensions
frame: 18 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (47 × 52.1 cm)
sight: 9 1/2 × 13 1/4 in. (24.1 × 33.7 cm)
ClassificationPrint
Credit LineGift of Dr. Earle W. Newton
Object number2001.2.418
Descriptiondouble portrait of two men, left (Samuel Buck) leaning backwards onto table with right elbow resting on stack of books, holding scroll in right hand, wearing long coat, shoulder length white curly hair; right (Nathaniel Buck) holding tablet, drawing utensil in right hand, wearing same clothing as Samuel, frontally posed and looking off to his right
Below image on left: "Samuel Buck"
Below image on right: "Natahniel Buck"
Under image in center: "Long Ancient Structures and enobled Domes..."
The Buck brothers were noted for their antiquarian topography. They drew, engraved, and published more than 400 view of ruins in England and Wales.
Houston was one of a group of Irish engravers including McArdell who worked in London and were known as The Dublin Group. Houston was a prolific mezzotint engraver whose subjects included politican's portraits, genre scenes, and copies after works by Rembrandt.
Below image on left: "Samuel Buck"
Below image on right: "Natahniel Buck"
Under image in center: "Long Ancient Structures and enobled Domes..."
The Buck brothers were noted for their antiquarian topography. They drew, engraved, and published more than 400 view of ruins in England and Wales.
Houston was one of a group of Irish engravers including McArdell who worked in London and were known as The Dublin Group. Houston was a prolific mezzotint engraver whose subjects included politican's portraits, genre scenes, and copies after works by Rembrandt.
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