| Portrait of Richard Heber | |
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| Artist | John Singleton Copley |
| Year | 1782 |
| Type | Oil on canvas,portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 165.7 cm × 130 cm (65.2 in × 51 in) |
| Location | Yale Centre for British Art,Connecticut |
Portrait of Richard Heber is a 1782portrait painting by the Anglo-AmericanartistJohn Singleton Copley.[1] It depictsRichard Heber at the age of eight, holding acricket bat. The picture wascommissioned by his father theReverend Reginald Heber.[2]
Heber grew up to be aMember of Parliament and a notedbook collector. TheBoston-born Copley has arrived in Britain in 1774 and settled there for the remainder of his career. Like his contemporaryBenjamin West'sThe Cricketers (1763), it features a depiction of the game ofcricket, growing in popularity amongst the British elite.[3]
Today the painting is in theYale Centre for British Art as part of thePaul Mellon Collection.[4]
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