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Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
1 of 63 portraits of Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford
by Pompeo Batoni
oil on canvas, 1752-1756
36 3/4 in. x 29 3/4 in. (934 mm x 756 mm)
Purchased with help from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The Art Fund, 1992
Primary Collection
NPG 6180
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- Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1732-1792), Prime Minister. Sitter associated with 63 portraits.
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This portrait of North writing a letter is one of Batoni's earliest and most sensitive portraits of an Englishman on the Grand Tour and was painted during the sitter's stay in Rome.
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- Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 219
- Ribeiro, Aileen, The Gallery of Fashion, 2000, p. 123
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 267
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