Portrait of Samuel Richardson by Francis Hayman

Acquisition of the painting 'Samuel Richardson, the Novelist (1689-1761), Seated surrounded by His Second Family'. Samuel Richardson was the author of 'Pamela' considered to be a seminal work of British literature.

Francis Hayman, Samuel Richardson, the Novelist (1684-1761), Seated, Surrounded by his Second Family
Francis Hayman, Samuel Richardson, the Novelist (1684-1761), Seated, Surrounded by his Second Family
Region
London
Grant awarded
£500,000
Year awarded
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Samuel Richardson, the Novelist (1684-1761), Seated, Surrounded by his Second Family, 1740-41, will go on display at Tate Britain from 8 – 28 August 2006. The National Heritage Memorial Fund made a generous grant of £500,000 towards the purchase, The Art Fund awarded a grant of £150,000, Tate Members gave £100,000 and the remaining £250,000 came from Tate acquisition funds.