Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773), Statesman
Sitter in 14 portraits
Chesterfield was a shrewd politician, noted for his fine oratory, (which he modelled on his beloved Cicero), a caustic and untiring opponent of Sir Robert Walpole, and an enlightened Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. A patron of literature who offended Dr Johnson, Chesterfield was an ardent Francophile and an intimate friend of Montesquieu as well as Alexander Pope, and an urbane man of the world whose stoic philosophy of life and belief in the cultivation of the graces are enshrined in the celebrated Letters to his Son, published after his death.
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Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
after William Hoare
oil on canvas, (circa 1742)
NPG 158
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
by Louis François Roubiliac
marble bust, 1745
On display in Room 10 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5829
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
by Allan Ramsay
oil on canvas, 1765
On display Beningbrough Hall, in the: Blue Bedroom at Beningbrough Hall
NPG 533
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
by John Simon, after William Hoare
mezzotint, (circa 1742)
NPG D1285
by T. Jefferys, after Unknown artists
line and stipple engraving, circa 1746-1760
NPG D17871
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
after Unknown artist
line engraving, late 18th century
NPG D8364
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
published by John Ryall
line engraving, published 7 November 1780
NPG D17065
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
after Ozias Humphry
stipple engraving, published 1801
NPG D2066
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
after Ozias Humphry
stipple engraving, published 1801
NPG D2067
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