Wiliam Henry Cavendish Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland — Francesco Bartolozzi

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Artist: Francesco Bartolozzi
Date: 1764
Medium: Black and red chalk, varnished, on thin laid paper. Oval.
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: 7-1/16 x 5-9/16 in. (17.9 x 14.1 cm)
Collection: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1955

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