Dr Richard Price, by Benjamin West

Dr Richard Price was a great Welsh moral philosopher, preacher and mathematician. He was also a nonconformist who had a deep interest in politics. He was born in Llangeinor, Glamorgan, South Wales but worked and lived most of his life in London. Dr. Richard Price is shown in his study, reading a letter dated 1784 from Benjamin Frankin, who was a close friend of Price for many years. Price wrote in his short-hand journal of his sitting for this portrait and this journal is now held in the National Library of Wales’ collections. This portrait by Benjamin West is the only official image of this highly important moral philosopher, although another two other versions do exist.