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Ld. Massareene
Title
Ld. Massareene [art original].
Published
[England], [1765?]
Physical Description
1 drawing : pen and ink ; sheet 11.2 x 6.6 cm
Medium
4 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.
Notes
Title from item; unsigned.
Date based on similar drawing by Walpole in The Lewis Walpole Library: Caricature of an unknown woman
Exhibited: "Works of Genius: Amateur Artists in Walpole's Circle," at The Lewis Walpole Library, Farmington, CT, September 2009 - March 2010.
Provenance
Sold at Christie's, 15 December 1947 (Waller Sale), lot 47 to Maggs for W.S. Lewis.
Biographical / Historical Note
Horace Walpole (1717-1797), author, politician, and patron of the arts.
Summary
Horace Walpole's sketch of Clotworthy Skeffington, 2nd Earl of Massareene, whom he met in Paris several times in November 1765 and January 1766. He is caricatured here holding a bouquet of flowers, walking on his toes.
Variant and related titles
Caricature of Lord Massareene
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 11, 2009
References
Horace Walpole, Caricature of Lord Massareene. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Horace Walpole, Caricature of Lord Massareene. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Caricatures - British - 18th century.
Ink drawings - British - 18th century.
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