Sir Richard Steele
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Thomas Birch, The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, Engraved by Mr Houbraken and by Mr Virtue
Artist: Sir Richard Steele|Jacob Houbraken|J. and P. Knapton|Thomas Birch|Sir Godfrey Kneller
Artist bio: British, 1672–1729|Dutch, Dordrecht 1698–1780 Amsterdam|British, active 1735–89|British, 1705–1766|German, Lübeck 1646–1723 London
Artist role: Sitter|Engraver|Publisher|Author|Artist
Artist nationality: British|Dutch|British|British|German
Date: 1748
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed within plate): 13 7/8 × 8 1/4 in. (35.2 × 21 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Accession year: 1924