Portrait of Isaac Richardson

Prints and Drawings

1735

Jonathan Richardson
British, 1667-1745

Jonathan Richardson was a portrait painter, author, and collector, who often copied Old Master drawings in his collection. His second son, Isaac, died at sea in 1721 at the age of 17. Based on a painting of 1712, this compelling image was part of a group of portraits on vellum that Richardson drew in the 1730s as a record of those closest to him.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Jonathan Richardson, the elder
Title: Portrait of Isaac Richardson
Place: United Kingdom (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1735
Medium: Graphite on vellum
Dimensions: 13.5 × 10.1 cm (5 3/8 × 4 in.)
Credit Line: Mary S. Adams and Sara R. Shorey Endowments
Reference Number: 1998.359
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