POMPEO BATONI (1708-1787) Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1753) Oil on canvas (93 x 75 cm) National Portrait Gallery (London) To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and “Open in a new tab” Frederick North (1732-92), later 2nd Earl of Guilford, was the son of Francis, 1st Earl of Guilford and Lady Lucy Montagu, …
Month: April 2026
The Handsome Marquess
WILLIAM HOGARTH (1697-1764) William Cavendish, Marquess of Hartington, later 4th Duke of Devonshire (1741) Oil on canvas (76 x 63 cm) Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, USA To enlarge the image, right-click on it and “Open in a new tab” William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720 – 1764), styled Lord Cavendish before 1729, and Marquess …
Old Masters 