Ld. Massareene [art original].

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Title: Ld. Massareene [art original].
Alternative Title: Caricature of Lord Massareene
Creator: Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797, artist
Published / Created: [1765?]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Horace Walpole's sketch of Clotworthy Skeffington, 2nd Earl of Massareene, whom he met in Paris several times in November 1765 and January 1766. He is caricatured here holding a bouquet of flowers, walking on his toes
Description: Horace Walpole (1717-1797), author, politician, and patron of the arts.
Title from item; unsigned.
Date based on similar drawing by Walpole in The Lewis Walpole Library: Caricature of an unknown woman
Provenance: Sold at Christie's, 15 December 1947 (Waller Sale), lot 47 to Maggs for W.S. Lewis.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 11.2 x 6.6 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures British 18th century
Ink drawings British 18th century
Material: pen and ink ; and 4 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.
Subject (Name): Massereene, Clotworthy Skeffington, Earl of, 1743-1805
Subjects: Massereene, Clotworthy Skeffington, Earl of, 1743-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
British > 18th century
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 > Ownership

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Citation: Horace Walpole, Caricature of Lord Massareene. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.