Jonathan Richardson the Elder, 1667–1745, British, Self Portrait, 1736
- Title:
- Self Portrait
- Date:
- 1736
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 × 5 1/4 inches (17.8 × 13.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "1736 7 Oct"; on mount, lower right: "mitis Sapientia"; on verso in graphite, upper left: "2) nu | [...]"; in pen and black ink, upper center: "mitis Sapientia."; in graphite, center: "79746 | [...]"
Collector's mark, verso, covered by mount: Jonathan Richardson Sr. (Lugt 2184); collector's mark: Jonathan Richardson Jr. (Lugt 2170); collector’s mark: Carl Robert Rudolf (Lugt 2811b)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.673
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- ear | man | portrait | self-portrait | stock
- Associated People:
- Richardson, Jonathan, the elder (1667–1745), portrait painter and writer
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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