POMPEO BATONI (1708-1787) Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1762) Oil on canvas (76 x 61 cm) National Portrait Gallery, London Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735-1811), styled Earl of Euston between 1747 and 1757, was a British Whig statesman of the Georgian era. He was one of the very few dukes …
Month: May 2026
Tha Aristocratic Engraver
ALEXANDER ROSLIN (1718-1793) The Count of Caylus (1753) Oil on canvas (190 x 93 cm) National Museum, Warsaw, Poland To enlarge the picture, click on it and "Open in a new window" Among the paintings exhibited by Roslin at the Salon of 1753 was the portrait of Anne-Claude-Philippe de Tubières, better known as the Count …
A French Statesman
FRANS POURBUS THE YOUNGER (1570-1622) Portrait of Guillaume du Vair (1616-1620) Oil on canvas (61 x 51 cm) Musée du Louvre To enlarge the picture, click on it and open it in a new window Some painters escape a clear categorisation; this is due to the fact that their works show an uneven quality that …
Old Masters 