About this artwork
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artist:George VertueEnglish (1684 - 1756)
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title:Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, 1676 - 1745. Prime Minister
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date created:1744
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after:Christian Friedrich ZinckeGerman (1685 - 1767)
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materials:Stipple and line engraving on paper
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measurements:22.50 x 15.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Mrs A.G. Macqueen Ferguson Gift 1950
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accession number:UP O 56
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George Vertue
George Vertue
George Vertue was an engraver and antiquarian, and served as the first official engraver to the Society of Antiquities of London from its revival in 1717. He was responsible for the engraving and printing of all the images published by the society in its journal Vetusta Monumenta, as well as...
