8 OF 13

Samuel Richardson

8 of 13 portraits on display on Floor 2: Getting the Picture at Beningbrough Hall

Samuel Richardson

by Joseph Highmore
oil on canvas, 1750
20 3/4 in. x 14 1/2 in. (527 mm x 368 mm)
Purchased, 1896
Primary Collection
NPG 1036

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Sitterback to top

Samuel Richardson (1689-1761), Novelist. Sitter associated with 9 portraits.

Artistback to top

Joseph Highmore (1692-1780), Painter. Artist associated with 54 portraits.

This portraitback to top

Painted for Richardson's correspondent, Lady Bradshaigh, who appears in the grounds of her home, Haigh Hall, in the landscape painting over the fireplace. The rococo frame, original to the picture, has recently been regilded after the removal of later layers obscuring the carved details.

Related worksback to top

NPG D20083: Samuel Richardson (source portrait)
NPG D39725: Samuel Richardson (source portrait)

Linked publicationsback to top

Kerslake, John, Early Georgian Portraits, 1977, p. 233
Saumarez Smith, Charles, The National Portrait Gallery: An Illustrated Guide, 2000, p. 95
Saumarez Smith, Charles, The National Portrait Gallery, 1997, p. 95
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 521
Simon, Jacob, The Art of the Picture Frame: Artists, Patrons and the Framing of Portraits in Britain, 1997 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 8 November 1996 - 9 February 1997), p. 158