Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Jonathan Richardson NPG 3779

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Jonathan Richardson

This image, depicting the artist at seventy, is one of the last known examples of Richardson's extensive series of self-portraits, mostly drawn between 1728 and 1740. Self-portraiture for Richardson was an exercise in moral scrutiny and many of his images were accompanied by verses reflecting on change and mortality. While no text accompanies this portrait, it evokes a similar mood of sober contemplation. His head is naked, lacking the wig or soft cap that were the hallmarks of polite masculinity. The tilt of his chin... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.