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Jonathan Richardson (1667-1745) -  - 1805
GKI125101
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Jonathan Richardson (1667-1745)

EngraverCharles Bretherton (?-1783)
Date1805
TechniqueEtching
CategoryPortraits
SourceA Dictionary of Painters From the Revival of the Art to the Present Period by the Rev. M.Pilkington A.M., a New Edition, With Considerable Alterations, Additions, an Appendix and an Index by Henry Fuseli R.A. - London. Printed by John Crowder, Warwick Square

Description

This portrait represents Jonathan Richardson (1667-1745), influential English portraitist and theorist. The sober treatment and psychological emphasis align with Enlightenment-era ideals of reason and intellectual authority.