Algernon Capel, 2nd Earl of Essex
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Algernon Capel, 2nd Earl of Essex
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, (circa 1700)
48 1/2 in. x 43 in. (1232 mm x 1092 mm)
Purchased, 1862
Primary Collection
NPG 143
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Sitterback to top
- Algernon Capel, 2nd Earl of Essex (1670-1710), General. Sitter associated with 4 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (1646-1723), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 1666 portraits, Sitter associated with 30 portraits.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Ingamells, John, Later Stuart Portraits 1685-1714, 2009, p. 84
- Piper, David, Catalogue of Seventeenth Century Portraits in the National Portrait Gallery, 1625-1714, 1963, p. 120
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 209
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- Treason, Plots and Murder
From 26 May - The Art of Drawing: Portraits from the Collection, 1670-1780
Until 19 May
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