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Joseph Addison

(1672-1719), Essayist and poet

Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 24 portraits
Addison's first major poem, An Account of the Greatest English Poets, appeared in 1694. An active Whig supporter, he was made Under-Secretary of State in 1705 and was elected as an MP in 1708. In 1709 his friend Richard Steele founded The Tatler, which ran until 1711. Addison was one of the major contributors to this periodical. The two subsequently established The Spectator in 1711 and although the paper closed a year later it remained in demand, with hundreds of reprinted editions appearing over the next two centuries. While not primarily political journals, both papers took a reforming, progressive stance. The Spectator was revived in 1828, and has been published weekly ever since.

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Joseph Addison, by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG 3193Joseph Addison
by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG 3193
Joseph Addison, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG 283Joseph Addison
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG 283
Joseph Addison, by Michael Dahl - NPG 714Joseph Addison
by Michael Dahl
NPG 714
Joseph Addison, by Michael Vandergucht, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D27302Joseph Addison
by Michael Vandergucht, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG D27302
Joseph Addison, by John Simon, published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D11504Joseph Addison
by John Simon, published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG D11504
Joseph Addison, by and published by John Simon, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D18885Joseph Addison
by and published by John Simon, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG D18885
Joseph Addison, by John Simon, after Michael Dahl - NPG D5617Joseph Addison
by John Simon, after Michael Dahl
NPG D5617
Joseph Addison, by John Simon, after Michael Dahl - NPG D5618Joseph Addison
by John Simon, after Michael Dahl
NPG D5618
Joseph Addison, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D5620Joseph Addison
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG D5620
Joseph Addison, after Michael Dahl - NPG D14343Joseph Addison
after Michael Dahl
NPG D14343
Joseph Addison, by Nathaniel Parr - NPG D31566Joseph Addison
by Nathaniel Parr
NPG D31566
Joseph Addison, by Edward Rooker, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D27303Joseph Addison
by Edward Rooker, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG D27303
Joseph Addison, by Edward Rooker, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D27304Joseph Addison
by Edward Rooker, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG D27304
Joseph Addison, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D27305Joseph Addison
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG D27305
Joseph Addison, by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D33126Joseph Addison
by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG D33126
Joseph Addison, by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D5619Joseph Addison
by John Faber Jr, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG D5619
Joseph Addison, by Jacobus Houbraken, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D7173Joseph Addison
by Jacobus Houbraken, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG D7173
Joseph Addison, by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D19551Joseph Addison
by Jacobus Houbraken, published by John & Paul Knapton, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG D19551
Joseph Addison, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D31567Joseph Addison
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG D31567
Joseph Addison, by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D27301Joseph Addison
by Francesco Bartolozzi, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
NPG D27301

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