Legacy
His oeuvre of more than 400 portrait engravings form an important record for art provenance. His portraits were often set in an oval frame, with a subtitle with the subject's claim to fame. Under that in small letters, he placed his notes about the original oil portrait. Some examples:
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J. Houbraken fecit na't Schilderij by de WelEd:Gestr:Hr.Mr. G. de Graeff, Schepen en Raad der Stad Amsterdam.
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Miereveld pinx. Schouman del. J. Houbraken fecit
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H. Pothoven del. naar eene Schilderij by den Hr. Burg.r Hasselaer J. Houbraken fecit
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A. Schoumen del. naar't Origineel in de Familie J. Houbraken fec
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B. van der Helst pinxit J. Houbraken sculpsit, Oud 82 jaar H. Pothoven del. na't Originele Schilderij, waar in dezelve voorkomt als Kapitein der Burgerij, berustend op de Krijgsraadskamer van't Stadhuis te Amsterdam.
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Portrait of the Amsterdam artist Joanna Koerten, (1650 - 1715)
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)