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The Honourable William Finch

Allan Ramsay (1713–1784)

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery

The Honourable William Finch

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This painting dates from Ramsay's highly successful period as a fashionable portrait painter in London. The Honourable William Finch of Shelford was the second son of Daniel 7th Earl of Winchilsea, 2nd Earl of Nottingham. He was Envoy Extraordinary to the court of Sweden in 1724 and later Vice-Chamberlain of the Household.

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery

Leicester

Title

The Honourable William Finch

Date

1744

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 127.3 x W 101.5 cm

Accession number

L.F39.1982.0.0

Acquisition method

purchased from Thomas Agnew and Sons Ltd, 1982

Work type

Painting

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New Walk Museum & Art Gallery

53 New Walk, Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 7EA England

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Allan Ramsay

1713–1784

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