Portrait of Richard Milles
| Portrait of Richard Milles | |
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National Gallery, London | |
| Website | https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/pompeo-girolamo-batoni-portrait-of-richard-milles |
Portrait of Richard Milles is a 1760s oil-on-canvas portrait painting by
Canton of Grisons in Switzerland on a map, with a bust of Marcus Aurelius in the background. Batoni also produced a miniature head of Milles, now in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.[1]
Description
The subject of the portrait is most likely the English nobleman Richard Milles. The painting may have been done in Rome, the city where Batoni was active and where Mills stopped during his Grand Tour. The character indicates on a map the Swiss Grisons, where he stopped, while the bust of Marcus Aurelius testifies to his interest in classical culture. A miniature of the painting, made by Batoni himself, is kept in the Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge.
References
- ^ "Richard Milles: PD.9-1954". The Fitzwilliam Museum. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
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