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The Greuze portrait of the 11th Earl of Pembroke

Portrait of George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke.
Painted by Jean-Baptiste Greuze in 1780.

The (future) 11th Earl sat for this portrait by Greuze in Paris, 24 May to 2 June 1780. See [PP, vol.1, pp.482-485].
[PP, vol.1, p.355] describes this picture as missing as at 1939.
[PP, vol.2, p.88] describes this picture as missing as at 1950.
It had been in fact inherited by the family of the 3rd Earl Clanwilliam.
Its whereabouts were known again by [Russell, 1992].
It was put up for sale in 2000. The sale said it came "By descent from the 3rd Earl Clanwilliam". Sold for UK £108,000.
It was purchased by the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, where it now hangs.




11th Earl of Pembroke, 1780.
Portrait by Jean-Baptiste Greuze.
Used here with the kind permission of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.



Wider shot of the Greuze picture, showing the frame.
See original BMP. From here.
Used with the kind permission of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.




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