Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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George Nugent Temple Grenville, 3rd Earl Temple, 1st Marquess of Buckingham, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1753-1813)
Object Number:
1956.120
Date:
c. 1782-1784
Medium:
Pastel over graphite on paper laid on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. ( 49.5 x 33.7 cm )
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center in red pastel over graphite: "Earl Temple / March(?)..."
Signed and inscribed at lower right in red pastel over graphite: "P. Adams. Pinx.t"
Description:
Portrait after the print by William Sadler after the painting by Robert Hunter
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John H. Untiedt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
