Francis Basset, 1st Baron of Dunstanville (1778). Pompeo Batoni (Italian, 1708-1787). Oil on canvas.
Francis Basset, 1st Baron of Dunstanville (1778). Pompeo Batoni (Italian, 1708-1787). Oil on canvas. Museo National del Prado.The writer, politician and future Baron of Dunstanville, Francis Basset (1757-1835), appears full-length, leaning on a pedestal alongside the remains of classical ruins, with plans in his right hand. Visible in the background to the right is the Roman architecture of Saint Peter’s at the Vatican, and to the left, the Castel Sant'Angelo. This portrait was painted during Basset’s trip to Italy as a young man on a stop in his Grand Tour. -- source link
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