Portrait Bust of Chesterfield
Title
Portrait Bust of Chesterfield
Date
Identifier
RDS_treasures_266_Nost_chesterfield.jpg
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 Digital Archive, accessed December 5, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3955.