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Follower of Christian Friedrich Zincke (1683/4-1767)
Portrait of a Man, possibly Horace Walpole. c.1740
Enamel | 4.5 x 3.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 421956
Follower of Christian Friedrich Zincke (1683/4-1767)
Portrait of a Man, possibly Horace Walpole c.1740
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This miniature was bought for Queen Victoria as 'Horace Walpole', but it does not bear any resemblance to other known portraits of the art historian and writer, or to other members of the Walpole family.
The miniature was probably painted by a follower of Christian Frederick Zincke (1683/4-1767).Provenance
Bought as 'Horace Walpole', by Queen Victoria in 1852
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Enamel
Measurements
4.5 x 3.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
4.4 x 3.5 cm (sight)
4.7 x 3.9 cm (frame, external)
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Horace Walpole (1717-1797), previously identified as
