Jonathan Swift
(1667-1745), Satirist and divineLater Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 26 portraits
The satirical author Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin, where he served as Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral from 1713. Visiting London, he became friends with the writers Congreve, Addison, Steele and Pope. Swift's own successful literary career had been launched with A Tale of a Tub (1704), and his fantastical satire on contemporary politics and manners, Gulliver's Travels (1726), secured his lasting reputation.
by Charles Jervas
oil on canvas, circa 1718
NPG 278
by Francis Bindon
oil on canvas, circa 1735
NPG 5319
by Rupert Barber
pastel, circa 1745
NPG 6961
by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D31511
by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D31513
by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D31514
by George Vertue, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, early 18th century
NPG D31515
by Peter Pelham, published by John Bowles
mezzotint, early to mid 18th century
NPG D31519
by Paul Fourdrinier (Pierre), after Charles Jervas
line engraving, (circa 1718)
NPG D19420
by Alexander van Aken, after Markham
mezzotint, published 25 February 1740
NPG D4082
by Alexander van Aken, after Markham
mezzotint, published 25 February 1740
NPG D19237
by Andrew Miller, after Francis Bindon
mezzotint, 1743-1744
NPG D31512
by Thomas Burford, published by John Bowles, after Markham
mezzotint, 1744
NPG D40800
by Thomas Burford, published by John Bowles, after Markham
mezzotint, 1744
NPG D18728
by Thomas Burford, published by John Bowles, after Markham
mezzotint, 1744
NPG D19089
by Simon François Ravenet, after Rupert Barber
line engraving, published 1752
NPG D31518
after Unknown artist
etching, published 1752
NPG D31520
by Christian Fritzsch, after Rupert Barber
line engraving, 1752
NPG D8209
by Benjamin Wilson, after Rupert Barber
etching, published 1752
NPG D13923
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Annette Miller
06 February 2021, 01:38
The Later Stuart Portrait Catalogue entry for Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) mentions a cancelled appointment between Sir Godfrey Kneller and Jonathan Swift and makes no statement regarding whether they met at a later date. Recently I was researching some family genealogy and came across the will of Dr Sidney Bourne Swift which bequeaths "the original picture of Dean Swift painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller". Sidney died in 1914 in California, USA. He was the son of Edward Bulkeley Westropp Swift and Louisa Emma Bourne. Edward's parents were Godwin Swift, son of Rev Godfrey Swift and Jane Sophia Swift, daughter of Richard Swift linking Sidney to the Swift family of Swift's Heath and Jonathon Swift. The will of Sidney Bourne Swift can be viewed on the Ancestry.com website.