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Self-Portrait

c. 1735/1745

Jonathan Richardson, Jr.

Associated Names

Jonathan Richardson, Jr.

Artist, British, 1694 - 1771

This is a sketch depicting the upper portion of a person's body, focusing on the face and head. The person is slightly turned to the right with their head facing forward, with detailed facial features including eyes, nose, and closed lips. The person has short hair covered by a cap or headscarf, and is wearing a garment with a visible collar around the neck. There are no visible accessories or objects, and the background is plain.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching on laid paper
Credit Line

Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler
Dimensions

plate: 15.6 × 10.7 cm (6 1/8 × 4 3/16 in.)
sheet: 16 × 10.9 cm (6 5/16 × 4 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

2017.53.43
Catalogue Raisonné

O'Donoghue 1908 - 1925: no. 1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.

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Bibliography

1908

O'Donoghue, Freeman. Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum . London, 1908 - 1925: no. 1.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: Richardson 6

Wikidata ID

Q77259418

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