Richard Steele [ Art and Literature / Politics ]
… Image Sir Godfrey Kneller, ‘Sir Richard Steele’, © National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG 3227, 1711. Image John Stuart, ‘Sir Richard Steele’, © National Portrait Gallery, London, NPG D14964, 1710. Résumé Richard Steele was one of the most important and controversial figures … extensive patronage network of Whig leaders. The club’s reputation for genteel sociability was enhanced by a series of portraits painted by Sir Godfrey Kneller, including the one of Steele here. Sir Godfrey Kneller, ‘Sir Richard Steele’, © …
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