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John Singleton Copley (painter) American, 1738 - 1815 Baron Graham, 1804 oil on canvas Overall: 144.8 x 118.8 cm (57 x 46 3/4 in.) framed: 174 x 145.1 x 12.4 cm (68 1/2 x 57 1/8 x 4 7/8 in.) Gift of Mrs. Gordon Dexter 1942.4.1 |
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Robert Graham (1744-1836), knighted in 1800, wears the vermilion robes of the House of Lords. The portrait, shown at the Royal Academy in 1804, achieves grandeur by contrasting the brilliant red cape with white ermine and green drapery. In the candid depiction of the baron’s fleshy face and double chin, however, Copley continued his forthright Colonial style.
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