[Portrait of Horatio Walpole, Lord Walpole of Wolterton] [art original].

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Title: [Portrait of Horatio Walpole, Lord Walpole of Wolterton] [art original].
Creator: Vanloo, Jean-Baptiste, 1684-1745, attributed name
Published / Created: [1728?]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: A bust-length portrait of Horatio, Lord Walpole, younger brother of Robert Walpole. Horace Walpole called him “Old Horace.” He wears a green button coat with a simply white cravat and a long, powered wig. The sitter is identified in a cartouche at the bottom center of a simple beaded gilt frame
Description: Title from 2005 Christie's appraisal.
Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Vanloo in 2005 Christie's appraisal.
This is a version of a portrait from Walpole’s collection at Strawberry Hill.
Provenance: Purchased from Lord Clifden, with William H. Robinson, Ltd., from whom acquired by W.S. Lewis, in July 1937, for £25.
Extent: 1 painting : half-length 36.75 x 21 in., framed to 33.5 x 28 in.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: No linguistic content

Access: Public
Citation: Jean-Baptise van Loo. Portrait of Horatio Walpole, Lord Walpole of Wolterton. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.