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Oliver Goldsmith

(1728-1774), Writer

Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 11 portraits
Irish-born author and playwright. Though awkward in manner, he was a much loved member of the Club, and Johnson saved him from debtor's prison by selling his novel The Vicar of Wakefield in 1762. His best-known comedy is She Stoops to Conquer, 1773.

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Oliver Goldsmith, after Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG 828

Oliver Goldsmith

after Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, 1770-1830, based on a work of 1769-1770
NPG 828

Oliver Goldsmith, studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG 130

Oliver Goldsmith

studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds
oil on canvas, circa 1770 or after
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 130

Oliver Goldsmith, by Unknown artist - NPG 676

Oliver Goldsmith

by Unknown artist
watercolour and Chinese white on laid paper, circa 1770?
NPG 676

Oliver Goldsmith, by James Bretherton, after  Henry William Bunbury - NPG D13797

Oliver Goldsmith

by James Bretherton, after Henry William Bunbury
etching, late 18th century
NPG D13797

Oliver Goldsmith, by John Summerfield, by  Robert Newton, published by  William Cribb, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D13949

Oliver Goldsmith

by John Summerfield, by Robert Newton, published by William Cribb, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 4 June 1817 (1770)
NPG D13949

Oliver Goldsmith, by Samuel William Reynolds, published by  Hodgson, Boys & Graves, after  Sir Joshua Reynolds - NPG D2445

Oliver Goldsmith

by Samuel William Reynolds, published by Hodgson, Boys & Graves, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1835 (1770)
NPG D2445

'A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's', by D. George Thompson, published by  Owen Bailey, after  James William Edmund Doyle - NPG D14518

'A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's'

by D. George Thompson, published by Owen Bailey, after James William Edmund Doyle
stipple and line engraving, published 1 October 1851
NPG D14518

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Oliver Goldsmith

by Abraham Wivell, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
stipple engraving, (1770)
NPG D19813

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Oliver Goldsmith

by James Bretherton, after Henry William Bunbury
etching, published 1776
NPG D17847

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Oliver Goldsmith

by John Summerfield, by Robert Newton, published by William Cribb, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
line engraving, published 4 June 1817 (1770)
NPG D20123

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'A literary party at Sir Joshua Reynolds's'

by D. George Thompson, published by William Walker, and Owen Bailey, after James William Edmund Doyle
stipple and line engraving, published 1 July 1848
NPG D49811

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