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Attributed to Jonathan Richardson
1665-1745
Portrait of a Man (Dr. John Hough?)
5 13/16 x 4 13/16 inches (148 x 122 mm)
Metalpoint and graphite on vellum. Double ruled border in graphite.
2004.49:30
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Fol. 13, no. 30 in the Bull Album.
Not in Fairfax Murray. Attributed to Jonathan Richard, Sr., in handlist of album. Sitter identified as "Dr. John Hough. Bp of Oxon Litchfield and Worcester after a portrait painted in 1690" in handlist of album.
Not in Fairfax Murray. Attributed to Jonathan Richard, Sr., in handlist of album. Sitter identified as "Dr. John Hough. Bp of Oxon Litchfield and Worcester after a portrait painted in 1690" in handlist of album.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower edge in metalpoint: Dr.[superscript "r"] [period under "r"] Jno[superscript "o" Hough Bp of Oxon Litchfield of Worcester July 1736 / from the portrait painted by Riley 1690. the Bp then aged 40; on verso at lower edge in graphite: John Hough Bp. of Oxford + hon of Lichfield / Coventry, now of Worcester. 14 July 1736 / Painted by Mr.[superscript "r"] [period under "r"] Riley 1690 [?] [illegible] Bp [cut off] Then 40.; beyond upper right corner of decorative border: 30. Collector's mark of Jonathan Richardson Sr. inscribed at lower right in metalpoint, R.["R" is underlined]
Associated names
Bull, Richard, 1725-1806, former owner.
Thibaudeau, Alphonse Wyatt, 1840-1893, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
Thibaudeau, Alphonse Wyatt, 1840-1893, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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