(John) Joshua Kirby
(1716-1774), Artist and teacher of linear perspective; friend of Thomas GainsboroughEarly Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 7 portraits
Joshua Kirby was a drawing-master, topographical draftsman and architect and an expert in perspective.
Sarah Kirby (née Bull); (John) Joshua Kirby
by Thomas Gainsborough
oil on canvas, circa 1751-1752
NPG 1421
by John Dixon, sold by Ryland and Bryer, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, (circa 1764)
NPG D3434
by John Dixon, sold by Ryland and Bryer, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, (circa 1764)
NPG D14967
by D.P. Pariset, after Pierre-Étienne Falconet
stipple engraving, 1768
NPG D20562
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1879 (circa 1764)
NPG D36886
by James Scott, published by Henry Graves & Co, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1879 (circa 1764)
NPG D3435
by James Scott, after Thomas Gainsborough
mezzotint, published 1879 (circa 1764)
NPG D3436
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