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Self-portrait of the artist as a boy

Portrait Miniature
1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plumbago and pencil self-portrait on vellum depicting the artist as a young boy, after an earlier painting by the artist's father. Inscribed with these details and dated by the artist.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSelf-portrait of the artist as a boy (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Plumbago and pencil on vellum
Brief description
Plumbago and pencil self-portrait on vellum by Jonathan Richardson the younger, depicting the artist as a young boy, after a painting dated 1698, probably by his father Jonathan Richardson Senior. Great Britain, 1735.
Physical description
Plumbago and pencil self-portrait on vellum depicting the artist as a young boy, after an earlier painting by the artist's father. Inscribed with these details and dated by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6in
  • Width: 4.875in
Marks and inscriptions
  • My Own / Miss date (?) (Written in pencil on the back)
  • Painted abt the year 1698. R / 5 May 1735 (Written in a different hand on the back)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Grace Valentine Stephenson as part of the R. H. Stephenson Bequest
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
P.114-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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