John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont

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John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont

by Thomas Hudson
oil on canvas, circa 1758
49 in. x 39 in. (1245 mm x 991 mm)
Purchased, 1930
Primary Collection
NPG 2481

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  • Thomas Hudson (1701-1779), Portrait painter and art collector. Artist or producer associated with 182 portraits.

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Hudson's 'three-quarter' length portrait, of about 1759, shows him in the robes he wore when he succeeded his father to the Irish peerage as Earl of Egmont in 1748. Although wrongly dated, the inscription on the painting records his later promotion to the English House of Lords as 'Baron Lovell and Holland'.

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  • NPG D36099: John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont (source portrait)
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