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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
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