
Benjamin West
American, 1738–1820, active Great Britain
Portrait of George, First Lord Lyttelton
c. 1772
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 29 3/4 x 24 13/16 in. (75.5 x 63 cm) Frame: 38 x 33 1/8 in. (96.5 x 84.1 cm) |
Object Number | 2008.7 |
Acquisition | Gift of Asbjorn R. Lunde, 2008 |
Status | On View |
Image Caption
Benjamin West, Portrait of George, First Lord Lyttelton, c. 1772, oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute, gift of Asbjorn R Lunde, 2008.7
Provenance
Commissioned in 1773 by Philip Yorke, second Earl of Hardwick, Wimpole Hall; His sale, Christie's, 30 June 1888, lot 30; H.V. Yorke; Sabin Galleries, London, 1970; National Bank of Commerce of Seattle, London; Sold anonymously; New York, Sotheby's, 17 March 1982, lot 36