Portrait of Horace Walpole
| Portrait of Horace Walpole | |
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| Artist | Joshua Reynolds |
| Year | c.1756 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 127.2 cm × 101.8 cm (50.1 in × 40.1 in) |
| Location | National Portrait Gallery, London |
Portrait of Horace Walpole is a 1756 portrait painting by the British artist Joshua Reynolds. It depicts the English politician, novelist and historian Horace Walpole.[1] The son of the Prime Minister Robert Walpole, he was for many years a Whig Member of Parliament. As an author he is best known for his 1764 Gothic work The Castle of Otranto. He is portrayed by Reynolds as a gentleman scholar with a depiction of the Ancient Roman eagle statue he had acquired in Caracalla.[2]
Three versions of the painting were produced. One has been in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery in London since 1999. A 1757 mezzotint was produced by the Irish engraver James MacArdell.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Barratt p.88-89
- ^ Reeve p.100
- ^ https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitExtended/mw14175/Horace-Walpole
Bibliography
[edit]- Barratt, Carrie Rebora . John Singleton Copley in America. John Singleton Copley in America. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1995.
- Ingamells, John. National Portrait Gallery Mid-Georgian Portraits, 1760-1790. National Portrait Gallery, 2004.
- Reeve, Matthew R. Gothic Architecture and Sexuality in the Circle of Horace Walpole. Penn State Press, 2020.
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