A Legacy of Light and Logic: The Life of Jonathan Richardson the Elder In the grand tapestry of eighteenth-century British art, few threads are as intellectually profound or visually enduring as those woven by Jonathan Richardson the Elder. Born in London’s St. Botolph parish on January 12th, 1667, Richardson’s journey was one shaped by both personal hardship and an extraordinary intellectual curiosity. Following the untimely loss of his father, William Richardson, the young artist found himself under the guidance of a stepfather, yet it was through a formal apprenticeship as a scrivener tha…