Explore the Analysis of this artwork, Portrait of Dr Richard Price.
Richard Price (1723–1791) was a radical and author. The portrait depicts him sitting in his office reading a letter from his friend Benjamin Franklin, dated 1784.
Price noted the sitting for this portrait in his diary, which is held today, like the picture itself, in the collection of the  National Library of Wales, in Aberystwyth. This is the final portrait. Two similar images exist, perhaps studies for this picture: one held in Wales' National Museum in Cardiff, and one at the Royal Society in London.
National Library of Wales Royal Society Benjamin Franklin Cardiff Richard Price National Museum Aberystwyth