DrawingsBritish17th-18th century

Study of Dr. Richard Mead’s Bust of Homer, called the "Arundel Head"

17th-18th century

Artists

Jonathan Richardson Sr.Artist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red, black, and white chalks on blue laid paper

Culture

British

Century

17th-18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

40 x 27 cm (15 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Jonathan Richardson, Sr. (Lugt 2184), to; Jonathan Richardson, Jr., possibly part of his sale [Langford & Sons, London, February 5, 1772, as part of lot 25]. [1] Henry Jeffrey, sold [Christie’s, London, March 1, 1800, part of lot 15]. Sir James Winter Lake, Bt., London, sold [Stewart’s, London, April 3, 1808, part of lot 490]; to Greaves. “Property of a gentleman,” sold [Sotheby & Co., London, November 19, 1970, lot 136]; to Grenfell. Private collection, Dorset. [Nonesuch Gallery, Ltd, London] sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2025 [1] A drawing by Richardson of John Milton, formerly in the Witt Collection, includes an inscription of the lot number from this sale, as this drawing does on its verso