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, …
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John Monson of Burton
POMPEO BATONI (1707-1787) John, 3rd Baron Monson of Burton (1775) Oil on canvas: 249 x 175 cm Private collection To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and open it in a new tab. The only claim to fame this handsome and very elegant young gentleman would have had was to have been portrayed by Pompeo …
Alexander, Duke of Gordon
POMPEO BATONI (1707-1787) Alexander, 4th Duke of Gordon (1763) Oil on canvas: 292 x 192 cm National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh To enlarge the picture, right-click on it and "Open in a new tab" Alexander Gordon (1743-1827) succeeded his father, Cosmo George, as 4th Duke of Gordon in 1752 when he was still a child, …
Old Masters 