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Jonathan Swift, by Charles Jervas: 'We go to Swift's letters for the incomparable self-drawn portrait of an ambitious clergyman on the make, perpetually embittered because he was never made." National Portrait Gallery

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Title
Jonathan Swift, by Charles Jervas: 'We go to Swift's letters for the incomparable self-drawn portrait of an ambitious clergyman on the make, perpetually embittered because he was never made." National Portrait Gallery
Collection

Print Collection portrait file

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Jonathan Swift

Portraits

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1945-12-20
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Topics
Public figures
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745
Genres
Clippings
Portraits
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Published in article ''The greatest genius of his age'" by Rose Macaulay in The listener, Dec. 20, 1945, p. 738
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Other local Identifier: Portrait File
Other local Identifier: Portrait file
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 915c3370-4e07-0130-920b-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1945: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Jonathan Swift, by Charles Jervas: 'We go to Swift's letters for the incomparable self-drawn portrait of an ambitious clergyman on the make, perpetually embittered because he was never made." National Portrait Gallery" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1945-12-20. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16760d90-4ecf-0130-8b09-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "Jonathan Swift, by Charles Jervas: 'We go to Swift's letters for the incomparable self-drawn portrait of an ambitious clergyman on the make, perpetually embittered because he was never made." National Portrait Gallery" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16760d90-4ecf-0130-8b09-58d385a7b928

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1945-12-20). Jonathan Swift, by Charles Jervas: 'We go to Swift's letters for the incomparable self-drawn portrait of an ambitious clergyman on the make, perpetually embittered because he was never made." National Portrait Gallery Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/16760d90-4ecf-0130-8b09-58d385a7b928

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Jonathan Swift, by Charles Jervas: 'We go to Swift's letters for the incomparable self-drawn portrait of an ambitious clergyman on the make, perpetually embittered because he was never made." National Portrait Gallery