J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1743. Signed by J Houbraken on verso in ink.
Engraving, scarce, proof before title. Plate 370 x 235mm. 14½ x 9¼". First state. Slight stain through middle.
Thomas Howard (1585-1646) 14th Earl of Arundel was a prominent English courtier during the reigns of King James I and King Charles I, but he made his name as a Grand Tourist and art collector rather than as a politician. From Thomas Birch's "The Heads of Ilustrious Persons of Great Britain".
Collector's Stamp: Julian Marshall (1836-1903) [Lugt: 1494.]
[Ref: 23986]  £320.00