SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) Francis Osborne, 5th Duke of Leeds (1794-96) Oil on canvas (224 x 142 cm) Oxford, Ashmolean Museum. To enlarge the picture, click on it and open it in a new tab. Francis Godolphin Osborne (1751-1799) was a man of modest intellect and scarce political ability. The reason he is here is …
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The Younger Linley
SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE (1769-1830) Portrait of William Linley (1787-89) Oil on canvas (76 x 63 cm) Dulwich Picture Gallery, London To enlarge the picture, click on it and "Open in a new window" William Linley (1771–1835) was one of seven musical siblings born to Thomas Linley the elder and his wife Mary Johnson. He was …
Frederick Lord North
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, …