Painting ID:: 73661
William Gordon Batoni William Gordon (British Army officer) by Pompeo Batoni
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Pompeo Batoni Italian
1708-1787
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Italian painter and draughtsman. In his day he was the most celebrated painter in Rome and one of the most famous in Europe. For nearly half a century he recorded the visits to Rome of international travellers on the GRAND TOUR in portraits that remain among the most memorable artistic accomplishments of the period. He was equally gifted as a history painter, and his religious and mythological paintings were sought after by the greatest princes of Europe. William Gordon Batoni William Gordon (British Army officer) by Pompeo Batoni
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