Portrait Bust of Chesterfield

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Title

Portrait Bust of Chesterfield

Date

Identifier

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Description

Portrait bust of Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773), Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1745-46) and President of the RDS for the same period; the subject modelled to proper left, wearing classical robes; on a black marble socle of quadrangular, waisted form; inscribed recto Chesterfield.

Source

RDS Treasures Collection

Rights

Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.

Relation

RDS Library & Archives

Format

Sculpture

Coverage

Ca. 1760

Original Format

Marble

Physical Dimensions

75 cm

Collection

Citation

Van Nost, John, the younger, 1713-1780, “Portrait Bust of Chesterfield,” RDS, accessed December 5, 2024, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3955.