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Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), Satirist and divine

Sitter associated with 22 portraits
Satirist; author of Gulliver's Travels. Born in Dublin, he visited London where he met Addison, Steele and Congreve. Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin, from 1713, but his support for the Tories cost him further preferment and after 1715 he lived mostly in Ireland.

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Jonathan Swift

by or after Charles Jervas
oil on canvas, feigned oval, (1709-1710)
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Jonathan Swift

by Charles Jervas
oil on canvas, circa 1718
On display in Room 10 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Jonathan Swift

by Francis Bindon
oil on canvas, circa 1724-1726
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D31511

Jonathan Swift

by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, early 18th century
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D31513

Jonathan Swift

by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, early 18th century
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D31514

Jonathan Swift

by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, early 18th century
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D31519

Jonathan Swift

by Peter Pelham, published by John Bowles
mezzotint, early to mid 18th century
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D19420

Jonathan Swift

by Paul Fourdrinier, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, (circa 1718)
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D4082

Jonathan Swift

by Alexander van Aken, after Markham
mezzotint, published 25 February 1740
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D31512

Jonathan Swift

by Andrew Miller, after Francis Bindon
mezzotint, 1743-1744
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D18728

Jonathan Swift

by Thomas Burford, published by John Bowles, after Markham
mezzotint, 1744
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D31518

Jonathan Swift

by Simon François Ravenet, after Thomas Barber
line engraving, published 1752
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D8209

Jonathan Swift

by Christian Fritzsch, after Rupert Barber
line engraving, 1752
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D13923

Jonathan Swift

by Benjamin Wilson, after Thomas Barber
etching, published 1752
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D31517

Jonathan Swift

by William Walker, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, published 1779
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D8206

Jonathan Swift

by Benjamin Holl, after Charles Jervas
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
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D20036

Jonathan Swift

by Paul Fourdrinier, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, (circa 1718)
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D19237

Jonathan Swift

by Alexander van Aken, after Markham
mezzotint, published 25 February 1740
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D40800

Jonathan Swift

by Thomas Burford, published by John Bowles, after Markham
mezzotint, 1744
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D19089

Jonathan Swift

by Thomas Burford, published by John Bowles, after Markham
mezzotint, 1744
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D40799

Jonathan Swift

by J. Pass, after Francis Bindon
stipple engraving printed in colours, 1828
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D40790

Jonathan Swift

by Photographische Gesellschaft, after Charles Jervas
photogravure, early 20th century (circa 1718)
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Category
Literature, Journalism and Publishing
Religion and Belief
Groups
Ministers and preachers
Place
Ireland