- Creator:
- Birch, Thomas, 1705-1766
- Title:
- The heads of illustrious persons of Great Britain / engraved by Mr. Houbraken and Mr. Vertue ; with their lives and characters by Thomas Birch.
- Edition:
- A new edition.
- Published / Created:
- London : Printed for William Baynes, Paternoster Row, by Charles Wood, Poppin's Court, Fleet Street, 1813.
- Physical Description:
- [2], 216 pages, [108] leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 52 cm
- Collection:
- Rare Books and Manuscripts
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- Engraved vignette on title page.
- Subject Terms:
- Great Britain -- Biography. | Great Britain -- Biography -- Portraits. | Portraits -- Great Britain. | Politicians -- Great Britain -- Portraits. | Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Portraits | Gillfoot, Thomas Hartley -- Bookplate.
- Form/Genre:
- Portraits. | Engravings -- 1813.
- Contributors:
- Houbraken, Jacobus, 1698–1780, engraver. | Vertue, George, 1684–1756, engraver. | Bemmel, Willem van, 1630–1708, artist. | Cooper, Samuel, 1609–1672, artist. | Holbein, Ambrosius, 1494?-1518?, artist. | Janssen van Ceulen, Cornelius, 1593–1661, artist. | Lely, Peter, 1618–1680, artist. | Oliver, Isaac, 1556?-1617, artist. | Pourbus, Frans, 1569–1622, artist. | Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599–1641, artist. | Walker, Robert, 1607–1658?, artist. | Zuccaro, Federico, approximately 1540–1609, artist. | Baynes, W. (William), publisher. | Wood, Charles (Printer), printer.