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Commissioned during the 1720s by the impresario Owen Swiny (1676–1754), this painting is by the Italian Baroque artist Donato Creti. It once formed part of a series of 24 allegorical tomb paintings, made by a team of Venetian and Bolognese artists, which were intended to commemorate great Englishmen, particularly those involved in the revolution of 1688, when King James II was overthrown. There is another example from the series, also painted by Creti, in the Government Art Collection: 'Allegorical Tomb of Joseph Addison (1642–1719), Essayist and Poet' (GAC 4529).

Government Art Collection

London

Title

Allegorical Tomb of Thomas Wharton (1648–1715), 1st Marquess of Wharton, Politician

Date

1721

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 218 x W 139 cm

Accession number

4528

Acquisition method

purchased from Frost & Reed, 1958

Work type

Painting

Government Art Collection

Queen's Yard, 179A Tottenham Court Road, London, Greater London W1T 7PA England

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Artist or maker

Donato Creti

1671–1749

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