Horace Walpole afterwards Earl of Orford [art original].

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Title: Horace Walpole afterwards Earl of Orford [art original].
Alternative Title: Portrait of Horace Walpole, age 10
Creator: Lens, Bernard, 1682-1740, artist
Published / Created: [ca. 1727]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Portrait of Horace Walpole, age 10, shown half-length, in a long powdered wig, cravat, and blue velvet coat
Description: Title from note on verso in Charles Bedford's hand.
Artist unknown, possibly by Bernard Lens.
No. 228 in the Catalogue of Framed Pictures in the Lewis Walpole Library.
Provenance: Owned by Horace Walpole (?). Formerly in the possession of Charles Bedford, 1933. Sold by Spencer to W.S. Lewis, August 1933.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 34.9 x 28 cm
Language: English

Genre: Portrait drawings
Pastels (Visual works)
Material: pastel ; and 13 3/4 x 10 7/8 inches.
Subject (Name): Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797,
Subject (Topic): Boys
Subjects: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Boys
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

Access: Public
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Citation: Bernard Lens, Horace Walpole afterwards Earl of Orford. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.