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Samuel Richardson

(1689-1761), Novelist

Early Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 9 portraits
Novelist and printer; his three novels Pamela, Clarissa Harlowe and Sir Charles Grandison, enjoyed enormous popularity at home and abroad, and brought him a wide circle of friends and correspondents. For many years he printed the Journals of the House of Commons.

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Samuel Richardson, by Mason Chamberlin - NPG 6435

Samuel Richardson

by Mason Chamberlin
oil on copper, 1754 or before
On display in Room 3 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6435

Samuel Richardson, by James Macardell, after  Joseph Highmore - NPG D39725

Samuel Richardson

by James Macardell, after Joseph Highmore
mezzotint, (1750)
NPG D39725

Samuel Richardson, by Charles Grignion, after  Joseph Highmore - NPG D13847

Samuel Richardson

by Charles Grignion, after Joseph Highmore
line engraving, (circa 1750)
NPG D13847

Samuel Richardson, by James Macardell, after  Joseph Highmore - NPG D20083

Samuel Richardson

by James Macardell, after Joseph Highmore
mezzotint, (1750)
NPG D20083

Samuel Richardson, after Mason Chamberlin - NPG D39724

Samuel Richardson

after Mason Chamberlin
mezzotint, (1754 or before)
NPG D39724

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