Sir James Burrow (1701-1782) law reporter

Jonathan, Snr Richardson (1665 - 1745)

Oil on canvas

c.1740-1745

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    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
  • About the artist
    Jonathan Richardson senior was a portrait painter and a writer on art and literary topics. Born in London, Richardson was a pupil of John Riley, whose heir he eventually became. He helped to found the first Academy in England (the precursor of the Royal Academy) in 1711 and he and Charles Jervas were the busiest native-born portrait painters in rivalry with Kneller (from Germany) and Michael Dahl (from Sweden). Richardson's writings - especially ‘The Theory of Painting’, 1715, and, in collaboration with his son, the account of works of art the grand tourist should see in Italy, 1722 - were immensely influential and inspired Reynolds to become a painter. Richardson retired from painting in 1740 and died in London in May 1745.
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    Artist
    Jonathan, Snr Richardson (1665 - 1745)
    Title
    Sir James Burrow (1701-1782) law reporter
    Date
    c.1740-1745
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 127.00 cm, width: 102.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased before 1938
    Provenance
    Purchased prior to 1938
    GAC number
    0/127