RA Collection: People and Organisations
Portrait-painter, writer on art, poet, collector of drawings, in London. Father of Jonathan Richardson ‘the younger’ (1694-1771).
Born: 12 January 1667 in London, England, United Kingdom
Died: 28 May 1745
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Jonathan Richardson the Elder, 1665-1745.
An essay on the theory of painting. By Mr. Richardson. - London:: 1715.
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Jonathan Richardson the Elder
An Account Of The Statues, Bas-reliefs, Drawings And Pictures In Italy, France, &c. With Remarks. - By Mr. Richardson, {Sen. and Jun. - The Second Edition. - - London:: [1754]
07/2015
Jonathan Richardson the Elder
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. A New Edition, corrected, with the Additions of An Essay on the Knowledge Of Prints, and Cautions to Collectors. Ornamented with Portraits by Worlidge, &c. of the most eminent Painters mentioned. Dedicated, by Permission, to Sir Joshua Reynolds. The Whole intended as a Supplement to the Anecdotes of Painters and Engravers. - Printed At Strawberry-Hill.: 1792.
07/1995
Jonathan Richardson the Elder, commentator
Explanatory Notes and Remarks on Milton's Paradise Lost. By J. Richardson, Father and Son. - With the Life of the Author, and a Discourse on the Poem. By J.R. Sen. - London:: [1734]
06/3054