Artist: Jonathan Richardson (1665 - 1745)
Nationality: British
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Media: Painting
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Biography:
Jonathan Richardson the Elder first apprenticed with a public scribe before training with a portrait painter. He soon became one of London’s leading portraitists, known for his formality and accuracy. He was also an art collector, massing a personal collection of close to one thousand drawings. In 1715, Richardson wrote “An Essay on the Theory of Painting,” which was the first notable piece of English artistic theory. Four years later, he wrote a continuation titled “Essay on the Whole Art of Criticism as it Relates to Painting and an Argument in Behalf of the Science of the Connoisseur.” Richardson’s writings were extremely influential to artists and theorist such as Sir Joshua Reynolds and encouraged them to “raise and improve nature.”

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Jonathan Richardson Alexander Pope 17th - 18th century
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Jonathan Richardson Bust of John Milton 17th - 18th century
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Jonathan Richardson Portrait of Alexander Pope Black, white and red chalks on tan laid paper 17th - 18th century
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Arthur Pond [Figure study of a woman] E Museo Domini Jonathan Richardson 18th century
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Self-Portrait Wearing a Cloth Hat
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Portrait d'Horace Walpole, de face (1938) by RICHARDSON Jonathan I
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Une cariatide, et vue d'un temple au loin (1ère moitié 16e siècle) by MAZZUOLA Francesco (attribué à)
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Guerrier en armure (17e siècle) by ROSA Salvator
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Scène de bataille (17e siècle) by anonyme
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Chameau agenouillé, tourné vers la droite (17e siècle) by anonyme
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Etude d'ange priant et marchant vers la gauche (1938) by VANNUCCI Pietro (école)
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Suite de compte by CARPACCIO Vittore
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Femme demi nue assise, avec un putto (1ère moitié 16e siècle) by MAZZUOLA Francesco
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George de Forest Brush, American, 1855-1941 The Thomas Sisters (Margaret Thomas Gardiner and Helen Thomas
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L'Assomption de la Vierge (2e moitié 16e siècle ; 1er quart 17e siècle) by FARINATI Paolo
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Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano - David and Jonathan c. 1505-1510 oil on wood The National Gallery, London Italian
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Attributed to Jonathan Richardson, British, 1665-1745 Alexander Pope Oil on canvas 76.5 x 63.2 cm
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Rembrandt Peale - Richardson Stuart c. 1815 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Un concert (1793) by TIBALDI Pellegrino
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Vieillard inclinant la tête vers la gauche (4e quart 16e siècle ; 1ère moitié 17e siècle) by RUBENS Peter Paulus (école)
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Marche d'une troupe sortant d'un fort by ROBUSTI Jacopo (attribué à)
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Artist: Lord Frederick Leighton Title: Jonathan"s Token to David Date: about 1868 Medium: oil on
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Saint en adoration devant une croix qu'il tient (16e siècle) by anonyme
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Un homme assis dans un paysage (1793) by ONOFRIO Crescenzio di (attribué à)
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Homme assis tourné vers la gauche, et demi-figure de femme drapée (1ère moitié 16e siècle) by MAZZUOLA Francesco
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Mariage de la Vierge by ZUCCARO Taddeo
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Trois études de figures assises (17e siècle) by ROSA Salvator
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Saint François d'Assise enchainant un loup furieux by DONDUCCI Giovanni Andrea (attribué à)
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Apparition de la Vierge à sainte Véronique et sainte Madeleine by SIRANI Elisabetta (attribué à)
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William Richardson Bolton Abbey: View, on page [59], and forty-first plate in the book, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire (York: Robert Sunter, 1843-[1855]) Color lithograph on text page 1855
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Cortège d'orientaux avec trois cavaliers by CARPACCIO Vittore
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George Richardson Crossing the brook Engraving 19th century
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William Richardson Easby Abbey: Abbey on the Swale, on page [75], and sixty-second plate in the book, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire (York: Robert Sunter, 1843-[1855]) Color lithograph on text page 1855
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William Richardson Howden: Screen in the Church, third plate opposite page 81,and seventy-first plate in the book, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire (York: Robert Sunter, 1843-[1855]) Color lithograph 1855
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William Richardson Ellerton Abbey: Southeast View, on page 85 ,and eighty-first plate in the book, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire (York: Robert Sunter, 1843-[1855]) Color lithograph on text page 1855
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William Richardson Jervaulx Abbey: Exterior View, first plate opposite page 66, and fifty-first plate in the book, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire (York: Robert Sunter, 1843-[1855]) Color lithograph 1855
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William Richardson Rosedale Priory: Doorway and Corner, first plate opposite page 88 ,and eighty-third plate in the book, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire (York: Robert Sunter, 1843-[1855]) Color lithograph 1855
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William Richardson Coverham Abbey: Gateway, on page [71], and fifty-eighth plate in the book, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire (York: Robert Sunter, 1843-[1855]) Color lithograph on text page 1855
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La Renommée tenant une trompette et une couronne, entourée de génies (1793) by PASSERI Giuseppe
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Tête de sainte nimbée et entourée d'un voile (4e quart 16e siècle) by anonyme
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Sérigraphie plus/times (1974) by RICHARDSON-JONES Keith
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William Richardson Sawley Abbey: Gateway to the Abbey Close, on page [67], and fifty-third plate in the book, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire (York: Robert Sunter, 1843-[1855]) Color lithograph on text page 1855
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William Richardson Marrick Abbey: On the River Swale, on page [81],and seventy-eighth plate in the book, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire (York: Robert Sunter, 1843-[1855]) Color lithograph on text page 1855
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L'Enfant Jésus entre la Vierge et saint Joseph (1796) by MURILLO Bartolomé Esteban
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Etude de tombeau (16e siècle) by anonyme
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Etudes de bras, de pieds et petits croquis (17e siècle) by POUSSIN Nicolas (attribué à)
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David prenant congé de Jonathan by REMBRANDT Harmensz van Rijn (manière de)
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Tête d'homme barbu, de dos, se retournant (4e quart 16e siècle ; 1ère moitié 17e siècle) by RENI Guido
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William Richardson Howden: East End of Church, first plate opposite page 81,and sixty-ninth plate in the book, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire (York: Robert Sunter, 1843-[1855]) Color lithograph with hand coloring circa 1855
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William Richardson Egglestone Abbey: Southwest View, first plate opposite page 74, and sixtieth plate in the book, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire (York: Robert Sunter, 1843-[1855]) Color lithograph with hand coloring circa 1855
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William Richardson Howden: Tombs in the Saltmarsh Chapel, fifth plate opposite page 81,and seventy-third plate in the book, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire (York: Robert Sunter, 1843-[1855]) Color lithograph with hand coloring circa 1855
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William Richardson Howden: South Side of Church, second plate opposite page 81,and seventieth plate in the book, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire (York: Robert Sunter, 1843-[1855]) Color lithograph with hand coloring circa 1855
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George Vertue Portrait Matthew Prior, after Jus. Richardson engraving 1719
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William Richardson Grey Friars, Richmond: Tower Town, and Castle, plate opposite page 78, and sixty-seventh plate in the book, The Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire (York: Robert Sunter, 1843-[1855]) Color lithograph with hand coloring circa 1855
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Relief blanc, séries - syzygy - sub-set 5, "1:2/1:4" (1988) by RICHARDSON-JONES Keith
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Amours dans un paysage (1ère moitié 17e siècle) by TESTA Pietro (attribué à)
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Etude de frise animalière (lions et dragons) (1878) by BERRUGUETE Alonso
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Figure debout tenant un enfant dans les bras (1793) by BUONARROTI Michelangelo (école)
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Jonathan Gostelowe Chest of drawers walnut 1770 - 1790
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Une Renommée (4e quart 17e siècle) by anonyme

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (26)
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Fold Gallery: Silly Things : A Group Exhibition
Marcus Cope's work avoids easy classification. Using a wide array of visual languages Cope wryly comments on art history, Americana and the discourse between the paintings themselves. The result is a schizophrenic and unpredictable assemblage of s...
Fogg Museum, Harvard: Before and After the End of Time: Architecture and the Year 1000
Harvard's contribution to the rediscovery of this moment in architectural history will also be addressed in the exhibition. Photographs and drawings by a...
Art Gallery of Ontario: Provisional Worlds: Expendables Surrounding Us
Through the skilful, yet playful, use of provisional commodities, ranging from plastic bottles and record sleeves, to Styrofoam, bar codes and B movies, these artists raise questions about what everyone sees and consumes. “This exhibition i...
Spanish Absinthe, Absenta.com: Cab Gallery
Artists Participants include Peter Liversidge (1999 John Moores nominee), Bob and Roberta Smith, Steve Bunn (winner of The Battersea Outdoor Sculpture Prize 1999; winner of Madame Tussauds Prize, RCA Best Graduate 1999), Abigail Cohen, Jemi...
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative: NEW BEGINNINGS, NEW IDEAS
An opening for the exhibition will be held Wednesday 5th July, 2000 at 6.00 p.m. Mr. Herb Simms/Elder, La Perouse Aboriginal Community, Sydney will open the show at Boomalli, 191 Parramatta Road, Annandale. N.S.W. 2038 Boomalli Abor...
Canberra Contemporary Art Space: Perfect Strangers: Denis Beaubois, Deej Fabyc, Alex Kershaw, Sandy Nicholson, Deborah Ostrow, Elvis Richardson, Silvia Velez, Justene Williams
Perfect Strangers stages a set of encounters between the individual, private figure and public space. Who do we become in the public register of photography - the register of memory and...
Modern Museum: Fashination: Art and Fashion
Throughout the 20th century, fashion and art have repeatedly cross-fertilised one another. This exchange was at its most intense during three periods: 1920s surrealism, 1960s pop art, and now, since the early 1990s. It is this latter period that i...
Frye Art Museum: Lilian Broca: Mirrors and Reflections
Also on view are drawings from an earlier series, Brides, a metaphor for the conflict between t...
Photo Review: Call for Entries: 2001 Photo Review Photography Competition
Also, the prize-winning photographers will be chosen for an exhibition at the photography gallery of The University of the Arts, Philadelphia. Because their work was seen in The Photo Review, past winners have been given one-person exhibitio...
ArtSpace: Temporary Fixtures: Jonathan Bottrell, Chris Fox, Claire Healy, Horst Kiechle, Raquel Ormella, Elvis Richardson and Rodney Spooner
The observation of, and speculation about, this socially and economically heterogeneous urban space is a highly sensitive undertaking and one which the artists have problematised throughout the process of developing site-specific installations fo...
Conical Gallery: KISSS: Kinship International Strategy on Surveillance and Suppression
KISSS was launched in August 2005 at the Whitechapel Gallery London where KISSS strategies were presented to a full house in a live, intermedia combination of performance, video, interventions and working sessions. An audience member observed how ...
Photo Review: Call for Artists: 2003 Photo Review Photography Competition
Also, the prize-winning photographers will be chosen for an exhibition at the photography gallery of The University of the Arts, Philadelphia. Because their work was seen in The Photo Review, past winners have been given one-person exhibitio...
Pretoria Art Museum: Pandemic: Imaging AIDS
Imaging AIDS illuminates the worldwide struggle against the epidemic, revealing the range of responses to and against a disease that has thoroughly altered the way we approach life, our bodies, and relationships both personal and political. These ...
Sanford L. Smith & Associates: New York Photography Fair
The show offers something for everyone. This is a downtown show, said Sanford Smith, with a mix of emerging and established dealers that appeals to both younger and seasoned ...
Photo Review: Call for Artists: Photo Review 2005 International Photography Competition
Because their work was seen in The Photo Review, past winners have been given one-person exhibitions, have had their work reproduced in other leading photography magazines like DoubleTake, and have sold their work to collectors throughout the coun...
Photo Review: Call to Artists: 2004 Photo Review Photography Competition
Also, the prize-winning photographers will be chosen for an exhibition at the photography gallery of The University of the Arts, Philadelphia. Because their work was seen in The Photo Review, past winners have been given one-person exhibitio...
Photo Review: Call to Artists: 2004 Photo Review Photography Competition
Also, the prize-winning photographers will be chosen for an exhibition at the photography gallery of The University of the Arts, Philadelphia. Because their work was seen in The Photo Review, past winners have been given one-person exhibitio...
Victoria and Albert Museum: Stepping In and Out: Contemporary Documentary Photography
The theme of the exhibition is two-fold; certain photographers have immersed themselves, or 'stepped in’ to, communities different from their own, documenting the situations and relationships that then unfold. Other photographers adopt the new ro...
Organization of Independent Artists: Patterned Behavior - Moku-Hanga: Japanese Waterbase Woodcuts by April Vollmer and Sarah Hauser
April Vollmer received an M.F.A. at Hunter College. In addition to a recent solo exhibit at A.I.R. Gallery, the artist has exhibited at the Islip Art Museum, Goddard Riverside Art Center, Dieu DonnÈ Papermill and other galleries nationally a...
Photo Review: Call for Artists: 2009 Photo Review Photography Competition
Also, the prize-winning photographers will be chosen for an exhibition at the photography gallery of The University of the Arts, Philadelphia. And a major traveling exhibition in 2010 will feature entrants from 25 years of The Photo Review Competi...
Photo Review: Call for Artists:2007 Photo Review Photography Competition
Because their work was seen in The Photo Review, past winners have been given one-person exhibitions, have had their work reproduced in other leading photography magazines like DoubleTake, and have sold their work to collectors throughout the co...
Biggs Museum of American Art: From Tankards to Teacups: The Art of Serving Beverages in Early America
When tea met boiling water in China in 2737 BC, a revolution began that spread to Europe, Great Britain, and finally, the colonies in the 1600s. Legend says that the Emperor of China, Shen Nung, discovered the drink when a few leaves of the Camel...
Corcoran Gallery of Art: The Eyes of History: The US' Most Distinguished Photojournalists
The photographs were selected from the White House News Photographers' Association annual contest, Eyes of History, which names a photographer of the year and recognizes the work of leading still and video photojou...
Jersey Galleries: Reconcilable Differences: Curated by Luis Formaiano and Alison A. Raimes
The history of Modern art has been the narrowing of horizons towards the individual viewpoint. Try to think about a chain of individuals, posting messages, and trying to be understood either by words or by artistic work. This is ARTLIVES... Cl...
Cafe Gallery Project: Reap: 19 artists, 30 installations, 365 days
Mark Anderson, Anne Bean, Lucy Baldwyn, David Chapman, Marcus Coates, Rachel Cohen, Holly Darton, Gail Dickerson, Graham Fagen, Brian Gilson, Illur Malus Islandus, Meg Mosley, Miyako Narita, Lucille Power, Emily Richardson, Harald Smykla, Eden Sol...
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen: Call for Entries
The Competitions
Drama, grotesque, experimental film or animation, the USA or Kazakhstan, Japan or Senegal, 30 seconds or 35 minutes: anything goes, as long as they make it short. Every year the Festival receives about 3,000 entries, out ...

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Yale University Press - Publisher of Fine Books
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Jonathan Richardson (12 Dec 1669 - )

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