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Description: | The Northumberland gentleman Henry Swinburne arrived in Rome in 1778. He was making what was known in the 18th century as a Grand Tour, visiting the antiquities of Rome and elsewhere in Italy. To mark his visit, he chose the fashionable Italian painter Pompeo Batoni to paint his portrait. The natural expression, finely painted features, and elegant appearance of the portrait demonstrate Pompeo Batoni's skill. The picture was originally intended to have an oval frame. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | men North East personalities people | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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