James Worsdale, Esq.
The palette and brushes resting beside this subject identify him as an artist. Worsdale began as a servant to Sir Godfrey Kneller, later became his apprentice and copyist, and went on to work as a portrait painter and actor. He was known as a bon vivant, and for conducting numerous love affairs.
Artwork Details
- Title: James Worsdale, Esq.
- Engraver: William Dickinson (British, London? 1746/47?–1823 Paris)
- Artist: After Robert Edge Pine (British, London (?) 1720/30?–1788 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Sitter: James Worsdale (British, ca. 1692–1767)
- Date: 1769
- Medium: Mezzotint; state before letters
- Dimensions: Sheet: 14 3/16 × 10 15/16 in. (36 × 27.8 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
- Object Number: 62.600.231
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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