Mr. Richard Steele
Date1712
Artist/Maker
John Smith
ca. 1652 - ca. 1742
After work by
Jonathan Richardson, Sr.
1667 - 1745
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint with line engraving
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1979-74
DescriptionLower margin reads: "M.r Richard Steele./ Richardson pinx. 1712./ J. Smith fec./ Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden."Label TextSir Richard Steele (1672-1729) was a British essayist, politician, playwright, journalist, and writer who is most famous for being the author of "The Tatler" and "The Spectator." He wrote under the pseudonym "Issac Bickerstaff."ProvenanceBefore 1979, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1979-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
