Portrait of James Brudenell, Earl of Cardigan
Artist
George Romney
(British, 1734 - 1802)
Date1781
Object number65.0535
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions29 5/16 × 24 5/8 in. (74.4 × 62.5 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
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Not on viewDescriptionGeorge Romney, probably the most fashionable portrait painter of the latter part of the eighteenth century, painted Sir James Brudenell (1715-1811) against a dark background. The sitter held several important jobs at court and was a Tory Member of Parliament. Romney noted in his diaries that Brudenell sat for this portrait on five different occassions.
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