Portrait of Mathew Prior
Artist
Jonathan Richardson the elder
(English, born London, England 1665-died Bloomsbury, England 1745)
Engraver
John Simon
(French, born Normandy, France 1675-died London, England 1751)
Date1718
Mediummezzotint
Dimensions
frame: 26 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (67.3 × 52.1 cm)
sight: 14 3/16 × 10 3/16 in. (36.0 × 25.9 cm)
ClassificationPrint
Credit LineGift of Dr. Earle W. Newton
Object number2001.1.1021
DescriptionPortrait of slender male (Mathew Prior) wearing turban, black button down coat, and white shirt with white necktie
Bottom center: “M. Mathew Prior”
Bottom right: “Simon fecit et cocc[…]”
Bottom center: “M. Mathew Prior”
Bottom right: “Simon fecit et cocc[…]”
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