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Jonathan Richardson by Himself, Courtauld Gallery

24 Jun 15 – 20 Sep 15, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Treasures of the Courtauld Gallery collection by Jonathan Richardson the Elder capture the famous portrait painter in new drawings exhibition

By CW Contributor on 16/6/2015

Jonathan Richardson, Self-portrait, 1728, Black and white chalk on blue paper, British Museum, London
Jonathan Richardson, Self-portrait, 1728, Black and white chalk on blue paper, British Museum, London
Jonathan Richardson by Himself, Courtauld Gallery Jonathan Richardson by Himself, Courtauld Gallery Ali Godwin
The Courtauld Gallery celebrates the unveiling of its new Gilbert & Ildiko Drawings Gallery with a series of innovative, focused exhibitions that bring the spectacular collection into the spotlight. The latest treasures on view are a series of self-portraits by the famous 18th century portrait painter Jonathan Richardson the Elder, who only began to work as an artist at the age of 61.

Never intended for public display, these honest and intimate drawings of the artist’s own face are so precise that they could be a documentary account of the master painter's features as well as a ubiquitous tale of human ageing. These meditative sketches are also a curious contrast to the heavier oil portraits that Jonathan Richardson the Elder produced for his patrons.

In the final section, the exhibition includes four drawings of Richardson’s eldest son, whom the artist was so close to that he called him ‘my other Self’. This show asks us to consider the nature of the ‘Self’, where the vulnerability of mortality lingers on every delicate page. 


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Where Courtauld Gallery, Strand, London, WC2R 0RN | MAP
Nearest tube Charing Cross (underground)
When 24 Jun 15 – 20 Sep 15, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Price £7, Concessions £6, National Art Pass holders and students free of charge
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