James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave

Sitterback to top

• James Waldegrave, 1st Earl Waldegrave (1685-1741), Diplomat. Sitter in 1 portrait.

Artistback to top

• Gustaf Lundberg (1695-1786). Artist of 1 portrait.

This portraitback to top

Educated in France, James Waldegrave embraced Protestantism in 1715 and was made a Lord of the Bedchamber to George I in 1723. Two years later he became the British envoy to Paris. He spent 1727-30 as ambassador to Vienna and then ten years as ambassador to Paris. Created a Knight of the Garter in 1738, Waldegrave is seen here with the ribbon and star of the Order. Dating from his last years of his embassy to Paris, the portrait may be the work of Gustav Lundberg, a Swedish pastellist who worked in Paris from 1717.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Kerslake, John, Early Georgian Portraits, 1977, p. 289
• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 637

Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top

• The Art of Drawing: Portraits from the Collection, 1670-1780 (19 October 2012 - 19 May 2013)