Probably Joseph Severn

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This drawing agrees much better than the drawing above with authentic portraits of Severn, particularly the Kirkup.
As the Partridge sketch-book contains two drawings by Severn, it seems probable that Partridge did in fact take his likeness. Partridge's style is more mannered than is at first apparent, which makes the problem of identification in this instance extremely difficult.

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Purchased from the artist's collateral descendant, Mrs Ursula Richmond, 1955.


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.

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