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Jonathan Richardson

(1667-1745), Portrait painter

Sitter in 8 portraits
Artist associated with 126 portraits
One of the most successful native-born portraitists of the first decades of the eighteenth century, Richardson was the master of Thomas Hudson and George Knapton. He owned a superb collection of Old Master drawings. His Theory of Painting published in 1715, inspired the young Joshua Reynolds to become an artist. Richardson was exceptionally fond of drawing portraits of himself and his close friends; Horace Walpole later commented that 'after his retirement form the business the good old man seems to have amused himself with writing a short poem and drawing his own or his son's portrait every day'.

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John Somers, Baron Somers, by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D9184

John Somers, Baron Somers

by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, 1713 (1713)
NPG D9184

John Somers, Baron Somers, by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D31100

John Somers, Baron Somers

by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, 1713 (1713)
NPG D31100

John Somers, Baron Somers, by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D31101

John Somers, Baron Somers

by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, 1713 (1713)
NPG D31101

Sir Richard Steele, by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D27589

Sir Richard Steele

by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, 1713 (1712)
NPG D27589

John Somers, Baron Somers, by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D11572

John Somers, Baron Somers

by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, 1713 (1713)
NPG D11572

John Somers, Baron Somers, by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D41808

John Somers, Baron Somers

by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, 1713 (1713)
NPG D41808

Sir Richard Steele, by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D42159

Sir Richard Steele

by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, 1713 (1712)
NPG D42159

Sir Richard Steele, by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D6841

Sir Richard Steele

by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, 1713 (1712)
NPG D6841

Sir Richard Steele, by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D11510

Sir Richard Steele

by and sold by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, 1713 (1712)
NPG D11510

Sir Robert Eyre, by George Vertue, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D10565

Sir Robert Eyre

by George Vertue, after Jonathan Richardson
line engraving, 1715
NPG D10565

Matthew Prior, by and published by John Simon, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D31255

Matthew Prior

by and published by John Simon, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, (1718)
NPG D31255

Matthew Prior, by John Simon, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D3973

Matthew Prior

by John Simon, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, (1718)
NPG D3973

Matthew Prior, by and published by John Simon, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D19725

Matthew Prior

by and published by John Simon, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, (1718)
NPG D19725

Martin Folkes, by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D36990

Martin Folkes

by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, 1719 (1718)
NPG D36990

Matthew Prior, by George Vertue, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D40755

Matthew Prior

by George Vertue, after Jonathan Richardson
engraving, 1719
NPG D40755

Martin Folkes, by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D11696

Martin Folkes

by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, 1719 (1718)
NPG D11696

Matthew Prior, by George Vertue, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D14125

Matthew Prior

by George Vertue, after Jonathan Richardson
engraving, 1719
NPG D14125

Matthew Prior, by George Vertue, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D19242

Matthew Prior

by George Vertue, after Jonathan Richardson
engraving, 1719
NPG D19242

Sir Thomas Bury, by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D32458

Sir Thomas Bury

by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, 1720 (1719)
NPG D32458

Sir Thomas Bury, by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson - NPG D1150

Sir Thomas Bury

by John Smith, after Jonathan Richardson
mezzotint, 1720 (1719)
NPG D1150

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