Sir Richard Steele
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Thomas Birch, The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, Engraved by Mr Houbraken and by Mr Virtue
Artist: Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland|Thomas Birch|J. and P. Knapton|Hans Holbein the Younger|Jacob Houbraken
Artist bio: British, London 1491–1547 London|British, 1705–1766|British, active 1735–89|German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London|Dutch, Dordrecht 1698–1780 Amsterdam
Artist role: Sitter|Author|Publisher|Artist|Engraver
Artist nationality: British|British|British|German|Dutch
Date: 1750
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 14 7/16 × 9 in. (36.7 × 22.8 cm)
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 9 5/16 in. (37.4 × 23.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962
Accession year: 1962