Mr. Richard Steele

Date1712

Artist/Maker John Smith (ca. 1652 - ca. 1742)

After work by Jonathan Richardson, Sr. (1667 - 1745)

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."