Horatio ('Horace') Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
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Horatio ('Horace') Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford
by John Giles Eccardt
oil on canvas, 1754
15 1/2 in. x 12 1/2 in. (394 mm x 318 mm)
Purchased, 1895
Primary Collection
NPG 988
Sitter
Horatio ('Horace') Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (1717-1797), Writer and collector. Sitter associated with 18 portraits.
Artist
John Giles Eccardt (floruit 1740-1779). Artist associated with 18 portraits.
This Portrait
Commissioned by Walpole with portraits of Bentley and Gray and three others for the Blue Bedroom at Strawberry Hill (the house is seen in the background).
Related Works
NPG D18982: Horatio ('Horace') Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (after)
Linked Publications
Ingamells, John, Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, p. 367
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 470
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