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J. Richardson the Painter

Maker

(etcher)
1667-1745

(draughtsman)
1667-1745

Title

J. Richardson the Painter

Date of Production

executed :

Medium

Ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 19.5 cm
Width: 12.3 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5419

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords




Related Works

Self-portrait in a wig

Label Text

Richardson was a prolific etcher. Unlike other forms of printmaking commonly used at the time, which were technically demanding, etching was as easy as drawing: it required only a copper plate coated with wax, and a needle with which to draw the design.

This particular self-portrait was eventually used as the frontispiece to the published edition of Richardson’s poems, Morning Thoughts. Although the book was not published until long after his death, it is likely that he made it for that purpose.

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Exhibition History

Jonathan Richardson by himself, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/06/2015-20/09/2015

Literature

Jonathan Richardson by himself, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 2015
cat. no. 16

Finsten, Jill, 'A Self-Portrait Drawing by Jonathan Richardson' in 'The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal', 1993 - 43-54; 21
fig. 9 on p. 49

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : printed : lower centre margin & recto : : Me, as you find my Soul, Neglect or Love, / and show by Virtue Virtue you approve. / R.1738. //

Inscription: inscription : written : lower centre margin & recto : : J. Richardson the Painter //

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