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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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D40799

Jonathan Swift

by J. Pass, after Francis Bindon
stipple engraving printed in colours, 1828
NPG D40799

D40790

Jonathan Swift

by Photographische Gesellschaft, after Charles Jervas
photogravure, early 20th century (circa 1718)
NPG D40790

Category
Literature, Journalism and Publishing
Religion and Belief
Groups
Ministers and preachers
Place
Ireland