997099 Portrait of Richard Brinsley Sheridan (w/c on ivory) by Nixon, James (c.1741-1812); Private Collection; (add.info.: This miniature is a variation taken from Sir Joshua Reynolds??? portrait of Richard Brinsley Sheridan of 1788-9 which is now part of the Parliamentary Art Collection in London. Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (1751-1816) was an Irish playwright and poet and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. ); Photo 穢 Philip Mould Ltd, London; English, out of copyright.