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Published / Created:: [ca. 1725]
Call Number:: LWL Ptg. 109 Framed, on view in New Library
Image Count:: 2
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: A three-quarter-length portrait of Robert Walpole in a wooded landscape. He wears a blue coat and red waistcoat with the insignia of the Order of the Garter. He holds a riding crop in his proper right hand. His gloves are tucked in his belt while he holds his hat in his left hand which rests at his waist. Two horses with grooms are visible in the distant landscape
Description:: Title from 2005 Christie's appraisal., Artist not identified, but English School, circa 1725., and Previously attributed to John Wootton.
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain.
Subject (Name):: Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745,
Subject (Topic):: Prime ministers and Peerage
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > [Portrait of Robert Walpole, 2nd Earl of Orford] [art original].