Portrait of Francis Basset
| Portrait of Francis Basset | |
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| Artist | Pompeo Batoni |
| Year | 1778 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 221 cm × 157 cm (87 in × 62 in) |
| Location | Museo del Prado, Madid |
Portrait of Francis Basset is a 1778 portrait painting by the Italian artist Pompeo Batoni depicting the young English Grand Tourist Francis Basset, the future Baron de Dunstanville.[1] Batoni was a Rome-based artist who specialised in painting wealthy Britons on the Grand Tour. It was the only full-length portrait the prolific Batoni produced that year.[2] The background features the landmarks the Castel Sant'Angelo and St. Peter's Basilica.
It was one of the possessions onboard the frigate Westmorland when it was taken by French ships during the American War of Independence. Today it is in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid.[3] [4]
References
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[edit]- Bowron, Edgar Peters & Kerber, Peter Björn. Pompeo Batoni: Prince of Painters in Eighteenth-century Rome. Yale University Press, 2007.
- Coltman, Viccu. Classical Sculpture and the Culture of Collecting in Britain Since 1760. Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Walsh, Linda. A Guide to Eighteenth-Century Art. John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
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