Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
(1694-1773), StatesmanEarly Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 15 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.
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 the Entrance Hall on Floor 0 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5829
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
by Allan Ramsay
oil on canvas, 1765
NPG 533
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
by Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1700s-1750s
NPG D20376
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
after Unknown artist
line engraving, mid 18th century
NPG D29486
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
by John Brooks, after William Hoare
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D33065
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
by John Brooks, after William Hoare
mezzotint, mid 18th century
NPG D33066
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
by John Simon, after William Hoare
mezzotint, (circa 1742)
NPG D1285
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
by John Simon, after William Hoare
mezzotint, (circa 1742)
NPG D19096
by Thomas Jefferys
line and stipple engraving, circa 1746-1760
NPG D17871
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
published by John Hinton, after William Hoare
line engraving, published circa 1766-1781
NPG D14630
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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