Joseph Addison (1672-1719)
Charles Jervas (Dublin 1675 – London 1739)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1714 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1245 x 991 mm (49 x 39 in)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Knole, Kent
NT 129896
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Joseph Addison (1672-1719) by Charles Jervas (Dublin 1675 – London 1739), signed and dated 1714. A three-quarter-length portrait, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator, his right hand across his chest, his left hand by his side holding a fold of his cloak wrapped around his hips, in a long powdered wig and wearing a dark blue coat and open-necked white shirt. A book is propped on a table on the left, with a letter beside it.
Provenance
Recorded in the 1799 inventory as "Addison 3 by Jarvis" in the Dining Parlour; in the 1828 inventory, in the Dining Room, no.16; on loan from the Trustees of the Sackville Estate
Credit line
Knole, The Sackville Collection
Marks and inscriptions
C. Jarvis fecit On the letter: George R. Aoust 25 1714 Upper centre: JOSH. ADDISON. OBT. 1719. Joseph Addison Esq Principal Secretary of State to King George On the letter: Au Lords Justiciers de la Grande Bretagne
Makers and roles
Charles Jervas (Dublin 1675 – London 1739), publisher