Self Portrait

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Nicholas Revett was one of that group of gentlemen architects, headed by Lord Burlington, who made such major contributions to the development of architecture in England in the eighteenth century. He played a key role in the production of two books that were of great importance in disseminating knowledge of Greek architecture in Europe and in providing sources for the Greek Revival in England. These were 'The Antiquities of Athens' (1762), co-authored with James Stuart, and 'The Antiquities of Ionia' (1769 and 1797), with Richard Chandler, based on personal measurements of Greek antiquities. Revett had studied painting in Rome in the 1740s and this is his only known oil painting to survive.

The Royal Institute of British Architects

London

Title

Self Portrait

Date

c.1745

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76 x W 63.5 cm

Accession number

PCF75

Acquisition method

presented by John Weale, 1835

Work type

Painting

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