Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Author & Satirist

Francis, (studio) Bindon (1690 - 1765)

Oil on canvas

c.1740

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    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Royal Hospital, Chelsea (long-term loans)

    This crude version of Francis Bindon's portrait of Jonathan Swift in the National Gallery of Ireland orignally included lines of verse taken from Horace's Epistle to Augustus. However, the paintwork of the lettering has been damaged and poorly repaired, so the Latin words are no longer clear.

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    Artist
    Francis, (studio) Bindon (1690 - 1765)
    Title
    Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) Author & Satirist
    Date
    c.1740
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 218.00 cm, width: 145.00 cm
    Acquisition
    Presented by Miss A Edleston, July 1954
    Inscription
    Inscribed extensively.
    GAC number
    2800