John Inigo Richards
John Inigo Richards RA (1731– 18 December 1810) was a British landscapist who became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, and was secretary to the Academy from 1788 until his death.
Life
[edit]
He studied art at the St Martin's Lane Academy in London, where he was a pupil of George Lambert (1700–1765), sometimes regarded as the "Father of English Landscape Oil Painting".
Like his contemporary Francis Hayman, Richards worked as a scene painter in London's theatres (1777–1803). He retained a lifelong interest in theatre design.[citation needed] He is credited with the design of the Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia. (America's first purpose-built professional theatre, opening in 1793), built for his brother-in-law Thomas Wignell.[1]
When Richards died in 1810 he acknowledged that Mary Ann Ritchards who had been born to the actress Ann Pitt in 1759 was his daughter. He left her a snuff box which was decorated with a picture of her mother and his former lover.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Bordman, Gerald; Hischak, Thomas S. (2004). "Chestnut Street Theatre". The Oxford Companion to American Theatre (3rd, revised ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 125. ISBN 9780195169867. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ Dwayne Brenna, ‘Pitt, Ann (c.1720–1799)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2013 accessed 9 Feb 2015
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Richards, John Inigo". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
External links
[edit]
- 7 artworks by or after John Inigo Richards at the Art UK site
- J. I. Richards online (ArtCyclopedia)
- Paintings by J. I. Richards (Tate Collection, London)
- Work by J. I Richards (Royal Academy Collections, London)
- Figures outside a cottage (Watercolour, 1800 - Christie's)
- Portrait of Richards (National Portrait Gallery, London)
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
| People | |
| Other | |
