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 William Walker, after Charles Jervas
line engraving, published 1779
NPG D31517
by William Holl Sr
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D31516
by J. Pass, after Francis Bindon
stipple engraving printed in colours, 1828
NPG D40799
by Benjamin Holl, after Charles Jervas
stipple engraving, mid 19th century
NPG D8206
by Photographische Gesellschaft, after Charles Jervas
photogravure, early 20th century (circa 1718)
NPG D40790
by Paul Fourdrinier (Pierre), after Charles Jervas
line engraving, (circa 1718)
NPG D20036
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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.