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The Works of Jonathan Richardson, Containing I: The Theory of Painting. II: Essay on the Art of Criticism, (So far as it relates to Painting). III: The Science of a Connoisseur

1792
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  • Title: The Works of Jonathan Richardson, Containing I: The Theory of Painting. II: Essay on the Art of Criticism, (So far as it relates to Painting). III: The Science of a Connoisseur
  • Author: Jonathan Richardson Sr. (British, London 1667–1745 London)
  • Artist: Thomas Worlidge (British, Peterborough 1700–1766 Hammersmith)
  • Artist: D. P. Pariset (French, born Lyon, 1740, active until 1783)
  • Artist: After Pierre Etienne Falconet (French, Paris 1741–1791 Paris)
  • Sitter: Sir Joshua Reynolds (British, Plympton 1723–1792 London)
  • Sitter: Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam)
  • Sitter: Nicolas Poussin (French, Les Andelys 1594–1665 Rome)
  • Sitter: Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (Italian, Cortona 1596–1669 Rome)
  • Sitter: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp)
  • Sitter: Luca Giordano (Italian, Naples 1634–1705 Naples)
  • Sitter: Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, Antwerp 1599–1641 London)
  • Sitter: Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London)
  • Sitter: Leonardo da Vinci (Italian, Vinci 1452–1519 Amboise)
  • Sitter: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Sitter: Correggio (Antonio Allegri) (Italian, Correggio, active by 1514–died 1534 Correggio)
  • Publisher: Benjamin White and Son (London)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1792
  • Medium: Illustrations: stipple engraving, engraving and etching; black ink over brick
  • Dimensions: 9 1/4 x 7 11/16 in. (23.5 x 19.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Spencer Bickerton, 1934
  • Object Number: 34.79.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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