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Jonathan Richardson, Sr.

Etcher Charles Bretherton British
1771–80
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Jonathan Richardson, Sr.
  • Etcher: Charles Bretherton (British, ca. 1760–1783)
  • Artist: After Jonathan Richardson Sr. (British, London 1667–1745 London)
  • Sitter: Jonathan Richardson Sr. (British, London 1667–1745 London)
  • Date: 1771–80
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 6 7/8 × 5 1/4 in. (17.5 × 13.4 cm)
    Sheet: 11 7/16 × 8 3/4 in. (29 × 22.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.756-687
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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