Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Jonathan Richardson the Elder, 1667–1745, British
Title:
Self Portrait
Date:
1736
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 5 1/4 inches (17.8 × 13.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "1736 7 Oct"; on mount, lower right: "mitis Sapientia"; on verso in graphite, upper left: "2) nu | [...]"; in pen and black ink, upper center: "mitis Sapientia."; in graphite, center: "79746 | [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.673
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
self-portrait | man | stock | ear | portrait
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12584