Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford
Artwork Details
- Title: Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford
- Series/Portfolio: Thomas Birch, The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain
- Engraver: Jacob Houbraken (Dutch, Dordrecht 1698–1780 Amsterdam)
- Artist: After Arthur Pond (British, London 1701–1758 London)
- Designer: Ornamental border by Hubert François Gravelot (French, Paris 1699–1773 Paris)
- Publisher: J. and P. Knapton (British, active 1735–89)
- Author: Relates to a series by Thomas Birch (British, 1705–1766)
- Sitter: Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (British, Houghton, Norfolk 1676–1745 London)
- Date: 1746
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed within plate): 14 5/16 × 8 11/16 in. (36.4 × 22 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.756–1512
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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