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John Michael Rysbrack

Portrait Drawing
ca. 1735-1740 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Richardson, Jonathan (The Elder) (artist)
Place of origin
London (drawn)

Pencil drawing of a man's head in left profile on laid paper

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Portrait drawing
TitleJohn Michael Rysbrack
Materials and techniques
Pencil
Pencil
Drawn
Brief description
Jonathan Richardson the elder (1667-1745), profile portrait of the sculptor Michael Rysbrack (1694-1770), graphite, c.1735-40.
Physical description
Pencil drawing of a man's head in left profile on laid paper
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.9cm
  • Width: 17.1cm
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
  • Rysbrac [sic.] the statuary; by old Mr. Richardson. J. Cranch.

    Note
    Inscription in brown ink on recto at bottom of sheet

  • Michael Rysbrac, [sic.] statuary, drawn by old Mr. Richardson - J. Cranch.

    Note
    Inscription in brown ink on verso

Object history
Purchased 2 Feburary 1942 from Mr. Herbert Bier, 2 Strathearn Place, London W2 (RPs: 42 / 110).
Subjects depicted
Portraiture
Sculptors
Rysbrack, John Michael
Bibliographic references
  • Katharine Eustace, Michael Rysbrack, Sculptor, 1694-1770, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, 6 March - 1 May 1982, no. 4.
  • John F. Kerslake, Early Georgian Portaits, London H.M.S.O., 1977, pp.238-9; plate 700.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1942, London: HMSO, 1955.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1-1942

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Record createdApril 17, 2009
Record URL
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