Keywords: James Jefferys - Self-Portrait - Google Art Project.jpg between 1771 1775 Maidstone 1751 Soho 1784 James male 2338903 Jefferys British 1751 - 1784 /collection/yale-center-for-british-art/artwork/self-portrait-james-jefferys/2349241/ James Jefferys Artist /artist/james-jefferys/4129617/ 4129617 /collection/yale-center-for-british-art/ Yale Center for British Art 2305845 http //britishart yale edu/ 2/23/2012 9 21 33 PM /collection/yale-center-for-british-art/artwork/self-portrait-james-jefferys/2349241/ 1771 between 1771 and 1775 hair curls Jefferys James 1751 �1784 historical draughtsman oval man Grand Tour quill feather quills pens bottles ink bottles self-portraits portrait letters correspondence drawings Pen and brown ink on moderately thick moderately textured cream laid paper 540 2349241 False 1775 3/24/2012 1 07 53 PM YCBA/lido-TMS-15222 http //collections britishart yale edu/vufind/Record/1666561 Yale Center for British Art Paul Mellon Collection drawing 1770 1780 Rome Creation w416 x h540 cm between 1771 and 1775 False 0 765625 Item self-portrait-james-jefferys Self-Portrait s 416 <nowiki>Inscribed in artist's hand in pen and brown ink upper right To Mr Bren ; in pen and brown ink upper right Pride led by the Passions a Design from Spensers Faery Queen ; in pen and brown ink center right Hon'd Sir - - - July 26 - - I flatter myself I have abilities for the Art of Painting wch I hope will appear by the drawing I send you but indeed there are so many young Persons pursuing the same Art that I think it will be a prudent Step to drop it intirely get into any kind of Business you shall think proper I make no doubt but you will comply with my desire more especially when you inform yourself how much the Proffession is disgrac'd by the Folly and Vice of many of the Proffessors - ; in pen and brown ink lower left Rara avis in terra ' in pen and brown ink lower center But who can paint this Character as it ought Tho' Wisdom cryeth out in the Streets yet in pen and brown ink lower right Pen Ink Drawing by Mortimer ; inscribed on back in graphite upper center 13 </nowiki> Inscription _Signed_and_Dated not signed Not on view Pen and brown ink on moderately thick moderately textured cream laid paper hair curls Jefferys James 1751 �1784 historical draughtsman oval man Grand Tour quill feather quills pens bottles ink bottles self-portraits portrait letters correspondence drawings special url_id QAHBSI7fbS1c7Q PD-old-100-1923 1784 Google Art Project works by James Jefferys 1770s drawings James Jefferys Self-portrait drawings |