Portrait of Thomas Hudson
Drawing
| Artist/Maker |
Jonathan Richardson the elder (1667-1745), portrait drawing of the painter Thomas Hudson (1701-1779)
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Portrait of Thomas Hudson (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Black chalk on paper |
| Brief description | Jonathan Richardson the elder (1667-1745), portrait drawing of the painter Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) |
| Object history | According to George Vertue, the subject of this portrait, Thomas Hudson, was a pupil of Jonathan Richardson and had married Richardson's daughter Mary by 1725. Richardson made a drawing in red chalk on blue paper of Hudson some time in the 1720s (British Museum, 1852,0214.370). The V&A's drawing is very close in composition to the BM's, with the head at the same angle, and might be a preparatory study for it. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.1928-1889 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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